The Final Post

Post Trip

It is hard to put into words the effect a trip like this can have on someone. It was life changing and has brought new light to the way we view our country. We had some great experiences and only a few not so great, which turned out to be great stories in the end. We experienced new towns and saw different ways of living than our own.

Here are some things we accomplished:

Didn't kill each other.
Didn't get attacked by a bear.
Went to 5 National Parks (skipping 2 due to weather :( ).
Drove through 17 different states (although we only drove about 10 miles into Michigan to get Subway).
Visited 13 breweries.
Drove over 7,000 miles.
Got 4 new tires and an oil change.
Made 3 camp fires (although they were all on the same night).
Didn't take many showers.
No speeding tickets or car crashes.
Only one minor injury (Lauren was learning how to use a hatchet).
Saw bison, big horn sheep, a ton of cows, prairie dogs, rabbits, ground squirrels, burrowing owl, bears, moose, elk, deer, Icelandic horses, a ton of sheep(not as many as cows though), a fox standing on a hay bale, a coyote, a few goats, and lots of dogs. 
Camped 8 nights, 3 nights in a yurt, and all other nights in a hotel.

The sound track to our trip was:

SiriusXM - 90s Rock, Classic Rock, Bluegrass, and Blues
The Dirty Life on Farming, Food, and Love by Kristin Kimball
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

Beers we came home with:

A LOT

This trip has given us a new appreciation for Vermont and what a great state it is to live in. One of the best parts about coming home is seeing our little boy, Scooter, who we missed so much.

And after all this...we're still in love!