First trip together! Mackinaw Island, MI

First camping trip together. Lake of the Clouds, Upper Peninsula in Michigan.

Trust building exercise. Turned back due to blizzard conditions before reaching Hurricane Ridge during a bomb cyclone in Olympic National Park, Washington

Shortly before a snowball fight at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon.

Watching the waves crash at Wedding Rock at Patrick's Point in Northern California.

Hiking thru Redwood National Park with Janiel.

Taking in the view at the top of Penobscot Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine.

Celebrating reaching the peak of Mt. Katahdin in Maine. This is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.

More trust building on the way up to the top of Mt. Katahdin.

We cheated and drove to the top of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. More great views.

Lauren's first trip to Pittsburgh! Unfortunately the Penguins lost the hockey game against the Red Wings.

Bringing Meeka home from Cleveland!!! She had just chosen her new name and was unsure of where Michigan was relative to Texas, but snow sounded intriguing.

The only day we didn't drive 4 hours or more on our 12 day road trip we hiked 19 miles through Glacier National Park in Montana.

Crowfoot Glacier in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. This is where Gatorade got the idea for Glacier Freeze.

Getting blown away by the views in Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho.

Celebrating Independence Day in America's first national park. Yellowstone.

Enjoying a secluded lake after off-roading up to 9400' just off the Beartooth Highway in Montana.

Enjoying a week away in the Smoky Mountains after escaping kitchen renovations.

Celebrating Lauren completing the Sleeping Bear Half Marathon.