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  • Two days in Jonesborough, TN–Big Trip #1

    Two days in Jonesborough, TN–Big Trip #1

    We visited Jonesborough in June 2016 during Big Trip #1. This was a great stop for us–fantastic camping, rewarding hiking, good beer and delicious tacos. One activity we missed was exploring historic Jonesborough, which looks quaint and lovely, but we prioritized enjoying our sweet campsite over driving more. We’ll just have to go back! Campground We stayed…

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  • One day in Louisville, KY–Big Trip #1

    One day in Louisville, KY–Big Trip #1

    We visited Louisville in June 2016 during Big Trip #1. It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say we were in Louisville for one day. We arrived in late afternoon and left in late morning, but we managed to fit in a little bit of exploring. Louisville seems like a fun town; I’d like to…

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  • Three days in Grand Rapids, MI–Big Trip #1

    Three days in Grand Rapids, MI–Big Trip #1

    We visited Grand Rapids in May 2016 during Big Trip #1. Grand Rapids is a beer tourist’s Mecca. The area boasts more than 40 breweries, and has been voted Beer City USA in various national polls. Accordingly, we spent most of our time there walking around town and checking out breweries. No running, no hiking…

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  • Three days in Traverse City, MI–Big Trip #1

    Three days in Traverse City, MI–Big Trip #1

    We visited Traverse City in May 2016 during Big Trip #1. We spent Memorial Day Weekend in Traverse City, Michigan. It’s a cute, fun little town, with several distinct neighborhoods wrapped around the Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan. There are lots of running options around town, good hiking nearby, and many breweries in the area! Campground We stayed…

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  • Two days in Sault Ste. Marie, MI–Big Trip #1

    Two days in Sault Ste. Marie, MI–Big Trip #1

    We visited Sault Ste Marie in May 2016 during Big Trip #1. After Houghton, we had a few days of play in our schedule before we were due in Traverse City, so after extensive googling and debating we decided to spend part of that time in Sault Ste. Marie. That’s pronounced “soo saint marie.” We loved our campsite–another sweet waterfront…

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  • Three days in Houghton, MI–Big Trip #1

    Three days in Houghton, MI–Big Trip #1

    We visited Houghton in late May 2016, as part of Big Trip #1. Raise your hand if you can point out Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on a map. Anyone? Yeah, I couldn’t either. Michigan is often referred to as the Mitten State, because, well, look at it and you’ll see the mitten and thumb. But look closer and you’ll…

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  • One night in Chippewa Falls, WI–Big Trip #1

    One night in Chippewa Falls, WI–Big Trip #1

    We visited Chippewa Falls in May 2016 during Big Trip #1. We left South Dakota early, anxious to get to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, so drove as far as our sanity could handle and picked as our destination a nearby town we’d heard of but didn’t know anything about: Chippewa Falls, WI. Turns out that’s where…

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  • Two days in Custer, SD–Big Trip #1

    Two days in Custer, SD–Big Trip #1

    We visited Custer in May 2016 during Big Trip #1. Custer is a cute little Western town with a few restaurants, a couple bars, and even a coffeeshop with wifi. It’s the closest town to Custer State Park and Mount Rushmore. We were sort of expecting Mount Rushmore to be a check-the-box kind of visit,…

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  • Two days in Laramie, WY–Big Trip #1

    Two days in Laramie, WY–Big Trip #1

    We visited Laramie in May 2016 during Big Trip #1. We didn’t do a whole lot in Laramie. It’s a sleepy Old West city, home of the University of Wyoming, a couple breweries, a charming little crossroads of a downtown, and not much else. Except for the first hour we were in town, the weather was terrible–snow and…

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  • Five days in Fort Collins, CO–Big Trip #1

    Five days in Fort Collins, CO–Big Trip #1

    We visited Fort Collins in May 2016 during Big Trip #1. I have a strange personal attachment to Ft Collins. I had never been there, didn’t know much about it other than its general location north of Denver, but for some reason for something like twenty years I’ve always had a thought in the back…

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