How we live deliberately
Living life deliberately leads to having the time, energy and resources to do what brings you joy and explore the world around you. This is an on-going process throughout all stages of a deliberate life. Discovery is about learning, gaining new experience and tweaking your plans and actions based on those new experiences and knowledge. We will share what we are discovering as we go.
Now for more Jeeping fun. These next Jeep trips gave us a chance to start to figure out what Beauty is capable of. A stock Rubicon is pretty capable and we took her places we were a quite nervous about and she performed well. Although she got a few scraps, but that’s what a Jeep […]
Going Jeepin’: We Love It! Part 2 Read More »
My last article which included the awesome Jeep trip we did with my sister to the top of Pinyon Peak, reminded me that I had not shared some other great Jeep trips we have done. So I will be sharing those in this article and one that will follows it–Part 2. I’ll start with the
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Utah is an amazingly beautiful state. I feel very blessed to have grown up in Utah with all of the beauty of the mountains and the red rock country as well. However, there is a reason that Idaho has been called the Gem State. It’s mountains are absolutely beautiful. We were lucky enough to spend
Beautiful Idaho–We love you! Read More »
The trip had been absolutely amazing to this point, but I had one more thing on my bucket list that I was really hoping for–the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Of course, everyone else wanted to see them too, but I planned for us to be up north for the end of the trip in
Finding the Northern Lights: Fairbanks, Arctic Circle & Chena Hot Springs Read More »
Little did we know that our grizzly adventure would get even better. After such an amazing day on the tour, it did not seem possible. Tuesday morning we moved Beast and mom and dad’s rig to a new campground at mile 29 called Teklanika River Campground (Tek). You have to have a reservation and a
A Grizzly Adventure Part 2: Denali National Park Read More »
Just when I thought the trip couldn’t get any better, amazingly it did. In fact, the last two weeks of the trip include many of the highlights of the whole trip. Our experience in Denali National Park was awe-inspiring. This is one of the places in the world that is still truly wild wilderness. There
A Grizzly Adventure Part 1: Denali National Park Read More »
Did you know there are two parks right next to each other bearing the name of Denali? The one everyone thinks about is Denali National Park and Preserve. The other which is on the opposite side of the Alaskan Range, is the Denali State Park. The state park may get overlooked by many who visit
The other Denali park: Denali State Park Read More »
I had heard on YouTube that the McCarthy, Alaska, area was a must see, so we decided we must go see it. It did not disappoint. It is located smack in the middle of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve which is an absolutely beautiful area of glacier covered high peaks including an active
Copper Mine and Dad to the Rescue: McCarthy, Alaska Read More »
One of the most awesome things about driving Alaska in an RV is that you just keep running into amazing vista after amazing vista. You think you can’t see anything more beautiful than the last place you saw, and then you do. The drive to Valdez is probably the most amazing and beautiful drive I
Catch of the Day, Kayaking & S’mores: Valdez, Alaska Read More »
There are very few experiences you can call both thrilling and chilling. Hiking a glacier in Alaska is one of them. There are several glaciers you can access and hike on in Alaska. Many require you to have a guide with you. We chose to do our glacier hiking at the Matanuska Glacier, near Chickaloon,
Hiking the Matanuska Glacier: So cool! ;) Read More »