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It’s June and that means we’re off on another adventure! This time we are headed to Maine with Keely’s family to celebrate Dan & Jane’s 50th wedding anniversary. Our travels began yesterday as we are driving to Maine while everyone else is flying. We left Madison a touch later than we wanted to due to getting home well after midnight thanks for an amazing Garth Brooks concert on Wednesday. Bucket list item complete! Unfortunately traveling east means driving through Chicago a

In June of 2026, we are meeting in Portland, Maine to celebrate Dan & Jane’s 50th wedding anniversary with a family trip to Maine! Cole & the kids are flying in from Alaska while we are driving across the eastern states and meeting them there. Travel: Day 1 - Niagara Falls & Portland, ME Acadia & Bar Harbor Day 2 - Driving up the Coast of Maine Day 3 - Acadia on Father’s Day Day 4 - Lobster Fishing Day 5 - Happy Birthday Odin! Day 6 - Beehive Loop & Fishing Charter Camden & R

Canada was amazing. The mountains and lakes are unlike anything we've ever seen before and the kids did a great job hiking. Here's a...

Oregon, WI Today was an early morning for group of kids who once again didn't fall asleep until well after 10:30 pm. This might be the...

Banff, Canada After a super late night yesterday, half our room slept in a bit while the other half was up at their usual time. No...

Banff, Canada Today was our longest day yet! We packed up in the morning while the kids ate leftovers for breakfast and then we hit the...

Jasper, Canada Finally, some wildlife. I was beginning to think nothing lived in this massive park. To be honest, we're not even sure...

Jasper, Canada For Father's Day we slept in a little later than we typically have been and made our way to the Bear Paw Bakery for some...

Jasper, Canada My last post was the best day of any sabbatical. Today might be the oddest. We checked out of the hotel at the Lake Louise...

Lake Louise, Canada Today we woke up and ate breakfast in our room before heading to our Parks Canada bus to visit Lake Louise. Whitaker...

Lake Louise, Canada This might be the best day in the history of our sabbatical adventures and it certainly is the longest. Our day...

Lake Louise, Canada Today we tried to sleep until people woke up. So of course Liam and I were the first to get up. Once everyone was up...

Banff, Canada We had a sleepy group this morning after a late night of s'mores roasting and the excitement of being in the mountains. But...

Banff, Canada Today the kids were up early even with the late night getting in from the airport, so we grabbed an early breakfast at the...

Calgary, Canada We're off on another sabbatical adventure! On June 6th, 2024, Keely hit 20 years at Epic so we needed to get on the...