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The Road Home
On October 26, we deep cleaned the coffee shop and shut down Hatch for the season. That night, everyone from the bar, the cafe and the hotel closed out the Outlaw Saloon at our end-of-season party. Naturally, my coworkers and I took turns riding the bar bear. Horseshoe Bend A couple days later, the coffee shop crew packed Trace's tiny Subaru full of camping and paddling gear and headed south to Horseshoe Bend. At some point in the summer, we had decided that we would close ou

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Mar 108 min read


Utah, baby!
Hey Monster On The Move family. It's been a while. I think about writing every day... and don't worry I have been keeping up with my...

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Aug 15, 20255 min read


The Four Corners
After Big Bend, Dad and I made our way towards Arizona. We stopped along the way at Guadalupe Mountains National Park for a picnic and...

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May 21, 20259 min read


Big Bend
Dad and I covered a lot of ground during his visit. All the way from Austin to Phoenix. But our most anticipated stop was Big Bend...

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May 11, 20256 min read


Austin
Austin was a treat because 1) I've always wanted to see the city, 2) I got to experience it with Mom, solo and then with Dad, and 3) I...

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May 2, 20259 min read


East Texas
After packing our bags in New Orleans, Mom and I headed to East Texas. We both agreed it had been far to long since we'd been back. I...

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Apr 22, 20255 min read


New Orleans
In Mr. White's 9th grade english class, Katie and I scrolled eagerly on an art site to find stickers to adorn our new chromebooks with. I...

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Apr 19, 20256 min read


Florida
My next stop was Florida, starting with Orlando. On both my mom and dad’s side of the family we have folks in Orlando, so it was exciting...

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Apr 8, 20254 min read


Cumberland Island
Well… it’s been a while. I can’t believe that my day on Cumberland Island was over three weeks ago. At the same time, I can. As I’m...

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Apr 8, 20252 min read


Savannah
Emma and I's second stop in Georgia did not disappoint. I honestly feel like I'm still riding the high of exiting the interstate and...

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Mar 17, 20253 min read


Atlanta
Before this trip, I couldn't have said I'd spent any significant time in or really known anything about Georgia. I'm happy to say that's...

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Mar 14, 20252 min read


Boone
Boone, sweet Boone. My friends and family know how much I love this town. Last summer, I spent my first month post-grad in Boone. I was...

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Mar 9, 20252 min read


Mammoth Cave
I'm officially on the road! I still can't quite believe it. As I'm writing up this post, I'm not even a full week away from home and from...

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Feb 28, 20253 min read


Monster On The Move
Welcome to my blog. In just over a month I’m going to leave home and travel the country in my Chevy Equinox. I won’t be alone the whole...

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Jan 13, 20252 min read
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