We spent a full day driving the 145 miles from Lake Louise to Jasper, and it wasn’t nearly enough time. […]
Canadian Rockies Part 2: Banff and Yoho National Parks
If you added a fresh pineapple spear and little umbrella to Moraine Lake, it would look like a Blue Hawaiian […]
First Look at the Canadian Rockies: Waterton Lakes National Park
Getting from Missoula, Montana to Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada entailed a trip through Glacier National Park via […]
Back in Montana, It’s Birthdays and Bicycles
Back in Missoula after 10 days in Minnesota, we are delighted that long time friends Steve and Marlene decided to […]
Family Fun in the Land of Paul Bunyan
Imagine leaving your parents and homeland at the age of 17 to move to a distant, foreign country with nothing […]
Side Trip to Minneapolis
Technically not part of Road Trip 2019 because we flew from Missoula to Minneapolis and back. Our reason for going? […]
Sightseeing in Missoula
Recipe for Planning a Successful Road Trip Step 1: Identify your “must visit” destinations, and Step 2: Connect the dots […]
Watch Out Missoula – Grandparents in Training!
Owen is closing in on his first birthday, and we’re excited to help him celebrate. But first, we need to […]
2019 Road Trip Kickoff: Six Days En Route to Missoula
1,006 miles and six days from Fort Collins to Missoula. Yes, we could have taken a more direct route and […]
The Enchanted Forests and Fantastical Palaces of Sintra
A trip to Portugal is not complete without visiting Sintra. Although it’s close enough to Lisbon for a daytrip, we […]
Nazaré: Sun Dried Sea Creatures and World Class Surfing
It’s an easy trek by bus from Coimbra to Leiria, where we are staying for the next two nights. Our […]
Coimbra: A College Town with a 729 Year Old University
“Coimbra is a lesson of dream and tradition . . . . The teacher is a song, and the moon […]
