We have been back from our epic road trip for a few days now. We are almost all unpacked and back to normal. It is still hard to believe everything that we did and saw. As we talk to people they will ask, “What was your favorite part?”. I guess the best answer is “The … More Road Trippin by Numbers

This morning we woke up at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. This is our last National Park of the trip, last night in the tent, and last time we have to shower with shower-shoes on!      We woke up, paid for our showers one last time and got ready. We had bought tickets the … More Mammoth Cave National Park

St. Louis, Missouri was only about 1.5 hours from Springfield. So it was a nice mid-day stop and we ended up spending a lot more time there than we thought. We planned to see the Gateway Arch, otherwise known as the “Jefferson Expansion Memorial”. The Gateway Arch is a symbol of the expansion into the … More Gateway to the West

Wednesday we woke up and drove a few hours across Iowa and into Illinois to our next stop: Springfield, IL. We first went to the Lincoln home. There is a visitor center there and the home is free to tour during the day but you have to get tickets. The Lincoln home is right around … More Land of Lincoln!