Sunday, August 2, 2020

On the prairie during the pandemic

We saw some amazing places in our journey from California to Illinois. But we didn't have much time to relax. We started off late and needed to make up time. We ended up taking way too much stuff in our little car and spent a lot of time packing and re-packing. Just pitching a tent and cooking meals takes time as well. When we left Colorado we expected to spend the night at a KOA in Iowa, but realized it was the hottest day of the year. The forecast said feels like 90 degrees late at night. So instead we drove straight through to Illinois. It took a few days to recover from the trip, and a couple weeks to really get settled in here. But we are really happy with the decision to make the trip.

We have lots of space, a lake to swim in, and a lot of nature preserve to hike in without even having to drive.




And support from our parents.



A family hike. There are a lot of flowers in bloom now and on a recent hike we stopped to pick blackberries.


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