Boise Zoo - Komodo Dragons, Lemurs

Patrick’s favorite animal of the day was by far the Komodo Dragon because it looks like Godzilla.
Angus’ favorite animal was Mac the turtle 🐢
Boise Zoo - Statues and Anteaters!

Beth and Sarah’s favorite animals today were the anteaters. What a dedicated mama to carry around that big baby!!!
Boise Zoo - Butterflies!

🦋 Patrick really wanted the butterflies to land on him, but the season is almost done so there aren’t many left right now. Still very cool!!!
Final night in Boise

Patrick and Beth played Go Fish! in Spanish, Philip helped Will with his suits for back to school and we all had an excellent dinner and last night in Boise. Taking home a Rosemary plant that looksRead more
¡Hasta la próxima Boise!

Our week in Boise has come to an end and we now begging our drive back East. What a fun week we had and huge thanks to the Bartlett family for taking us on unexpectedly and for longer than planned.Read more
Lewis & Clark State Park

Stayed in Montana tonight at a nice little open campground. Lots of big rigs coming in late last night and we figured out on the drive to I-90 that the Headwaters Country Jam festival started a threeRead more
Montana Drive

Rainy day here in Montana so we just kept driving. Lots of train 🚂 tracks, fields, cows 🐄 , corn 🌽 , wheat 🌾 and well, rain today.
North Dakota!

Sarah gets her 50th state!!!
Theodore Roosevelt National Park

We weren’t sure what to except here and even in the rain it was gorgeous. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and we thought it was gorgeous and imagined it on a sunny day in ourRead more
TRNP - Prairie Dogs!

Hard to see these little guys, but they are there! Sooo many prairie dogs here!
And a couple more photos from the visitor’s center. Notice the hole in the shirt from a bullet! Teddy Roosevelt’sRead more
TRNP - Wind Canyon 1

Took the scenic drive ten miles in to see the STUNNING views from the top of this 0.4 mile loop. Even with raindrops we all enjoyed the hike. Patrick loved the mud of course!
TRNP - Wind Canyon 2

The rain won’t stop us! 🌧
World’s Largest Buffalo!

When in Jamestown, you must go see the world’s largest 🦬 buffalo at 26’ tall! There is a small herd of live Buffalo, but they were off in the distance.
Stayed nearby and thought it would be anRead more
Best for Last Club!

We stopped at the Fargo-Moorhead Visitor Center for Sarah to get her certificate and t-shirt (free!) for visiting North Dakota as her 50th state! Now she is a proud member of the “Best for Last”Read more
MN & WI

Passed through states 2 & 3 for the day on our way to Chicago. We’ve noticed the landscape change from grassland and a drier climate to a tree filled climate that is much greener. Also passed aRead more
Hunter House!

We descended upon the Hunters last night for a quick recharge before meeting Maddie and Joy at Notre Dame for move-in day.
Michelle (Sarah’s co-captain from Middlebury and bestie since highRead more
Notre Dame! - Maddie’s Dorm & Locker

We began in Maddie’s dorm and then went for a tour of her locker room for crew. It was huge!
Notre Dame Tour

Maddie took us around campus for a tour after eating Raising Cane’s chicken for dinner, one of her favorite restaurants here.
Fayetteville, NY

Stopped for a quick recharge in Fayetteville to drop off Joy and say hi to Gordie. PreSeason football is going well.
Home!

And that’s a wrap! Back home in NH to see two very happy kitties and lots of produce in the garden. 🎃 🍅 🥒 🌶