Glacier National Park Video
I decided to add a quick post today with a video clip from part of our Going to the Sun Road drive and our hike to Apikuni Falls in Glacier National Park. We are busy packaging insects here at the...
View ArticleFrom Glacier to Yellowstone
Leaving Glacier National Park early in the morning, we had several hours to drive before we made it to our scheduled stopping point of Bozeman, MT. When you are surrounded by steep, jagged mountains,...
View ArticleYellowstone National Park – Part 1
We ordered the alternator for the bus as soon as the parts store opened the morning after our adventure from Bozeman. We didn’t want to sit in town waiting for the part to arrive, so we unloaded...
View ArticleYellowstone Day 1 – Video
This post is short and sweet with a video tour from our first day in Yellowstone. The views were amazing, and it was even more special getting to experience it with the girls. The video includes some...
View ArticleYellowstone National Park – Part 2
We were tired after our first day in Yellowstone, but we made it back to the bus and got some rest. The next morning, I woke up early and sat in the NAPA parking lot to pick up our new alternator and...
View ArticleLeaving Yellowstone
We enjoyed our short time in Yellowstone National park, but we had to get to North Dakota for the Sugar Beet Harvest. As we were leaving Mammoth Hot Springs Campground, on the North side of the park,...
View ArticleQuick Stops in South Dakota
We rolled through Wyoming and made it to South Dakota to our campground, which happened to be within sight of the Crazy Horse mountain. We didn’t go to the monument since we could see it from our...
View Article2013 Sugar Beet Harvest – Hillsboro, North Dakota
We didn’t spend much time traveling from Oregon to North Dakota after our summer in the shadow of Mt Hood. I had planned to return for my second year at the Sugar Beet Harvest, but I had been asked at...
View ArticleAmazonian Adventure – 2013
After the North Dakota Sugar Beet Harvest, we made a quick trip to Campbellsville, KY to work for an Amazon Fulfillment Center. In 2012 we worked for Amazon in Coffeyville, KS on our way West. The KY...
View ArticleTo WWOOF or Not to WWOOF ?
We left the North Carolina Mountains after spending Christmas with my family. Our goal was yet another new experience for us, we were headed to South Carolina to dive in to our first WWOOFing...
View ArticleFebruary on the Farm
NOTE: This post contains images of animals that were hunted, killed, and consumed. Viewer Take Note… As I said in the previous post, I took the Farm Manager position at Halve Ewe Herd in South...
View ArticleIcy February Into Flaming March
March on the farm required a lot of ice storm clean up and prepping of the gardens for spring planting. We also fired up the drip torch and managed some controlled burns. The burns are necessary to...
View ArticleApril – The Arrival of Tiny Bacon
The rabbit condo I built a few posts back is fully occupied in April. We learn before the end of the month why rabbit wire is thicker than chicken wire. We used chicken wire to build a perimeter...
View ArticleJune Farm Produce
May brought the first trips to the farmers market, but June really brought the goods. The farms focus is growing mostly heirloom varieties of fruits and veggies using organic methods. Many of the...
View ArticleBaby Bunnies and Snake Skins in July
NOTE: This post contains a few graphic images near the end, viewer beware… The produce on the farm began overflowing in the fields. Our table at the farmers markets looked full, and a CSA was started...
View ArticleJune 2014 East Tennessee Crank-Up
The show started when we arrived, as usual, and set the bus up for the weekend. Chas decided she wanted to raise the pop-up by herself, so I didn’t want to argue. She managed to get it set up in just...
View ArticleTime to Get This Scholl on the Road
August had been a goal that seemed to creep up slowly. A lot of craziness was scheduled to happen, but we had no idea just how crazy it would be. The date I needed to be in North Dakota for the 2014...
View ArticleSteam Shovels = Smiles
I had been looking forward to attending the 2014 Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion since the beginning of the year. I attended the show for the first time with Chas and the girls in 2012, and...
View ArticleSugar Beet Harvest 2014
The 2014 Sugar Beet Harvest in North Dakota was my ultimate destination after leaving the farm in South Carolina. The steam show at Rollag, MN was a great target to stop along my route, but I had to...
View ArticleNovember – The Blur
Well, I am almost caught up with blog posts. I never thought that would happen this year, but it is a moment that is rapidly approaching. The month of November was filled with work on a 12×24...
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