• Colorado,  Hikes,  Hiking,  Kids,  Off Road Trips,  Trips

    COLORADO AND UTAH TRIP 2019- DAY 5

    Today was a special, yet somewhat sad day. Special because we got to sneak out on a “no kids” hike in on this trip as we had some built in baby sitters. Sad, because we didn’t get to share the day with the kids. However, the plain truth is the kids are in that in-between stage of “too big to ride on our backs in hiking carriers, but not quite big enough to hike on their own for multi-mile high…

  • Colorado,  Hikes,  Hiking,  Kids,  Utah

    COLORADO AND UTAH TRIP 2019- Day 4

    Day 4 found us up and early as usual. Our plan for the day was to take another trip down to Leadville (about 45 min from our hotel). We had a Twin Lakes boat ride and historic tour booked. On the way out there we made a quick detour to grab another photo of the ghost town of Gilman and take a closer look a the Red Cliff Bridge on Highway 24:

  • Colorado,  Kids,  Off Road Trips,  Trips,  Utah

    COLORADO AND UTAH TRIP 2019- Day 3

    We all crashed hard after two long days of traveling across this great nation (See travel days 1 & 2 HERE.) While traveling, we are always on the lookout for local breakfast stops that open early to fit our schedules. Our first morning in Avon found us at the Avon Bakery & Deli where on a whim I picked up a “French Toast Sandwich”. And it became my new favorite breakfast food for the trip!

  • Colorado,  Kids,  Off Road Trips,  Playgrounds,  Trips,  Utah

    Colorado and Utah Trip 2019

    Travel Days 1 and 2 in the Mighty Merc It’s been way too long since we last had a blog post up! We have so much to share from our summer and fall adventures and want to start with all we saw, hiked, and climbed on our last westward adventure. Once again we found ourselves loading up and heading west for our family vacation. This year was a dual destination event with the bulk of our time being spent around…

  • Hikes,  Indiana,  Off Road Trips,  Trips

    The Mighty Merc – 9th Off Road Trip At The Badlands 4/6/19 – Part 1

    We’ve been a bit overdue for a weekend trip, so when the option for a trip out to the Badlands came up, the opportunity was seized to make a long weekend out of it. Coming off the high from finally get lots of things sorted on the Merc, we were ready to start putting some miles on it to find out what the next round of maintenance needed to be. I can safely say this is the nicest the truck…