In August we moved to Albany New York for Jac’s work. Quite the distance from Minnesota!
Work trip to China / Hong Kong 2013. I didn’t have a whole lot of notice, 14hrs in all. I didn’t know how long I was going to be in China either, I bought a one way ticket! Shenzhen was OK; the hospitality offered by the supplier was nothing short of spectacular and Hong Kong was wonderful. Great adventure!
This year, our big trip was to Alaska. We drove all over the state – Anchorage, Talkeetna, Denali National Park, Kenai Wildlife Refuge, Seward, and Homer. The greatest moment was the flight around Mt. McKinley and the glacier landing – it was spectacular! Things were expensive in Alaska so we rented a mini van and slept in it. I strongly dislike camping with a tent but van camping was great; A++++ would recommend.
We had the opportunity to live in Chicago over the summer of 2013. We had the chance to see a lot and very much enjoyed living in the area. Because we lived near work and used the Metra on the weekends we only used two tanks of gas the entire summer!
We had the chance to run around Washington DC for about four days. It was too cold for the cherry blossoms but we enjoyed ourselves none the less. DC was great, tons of things to do, everything is pretty much free and it was very educational!
This was my first work trip to China. I had plane difficulties so I ended up only having 12 hours in Taiwan. Business went very well so I had four days to run around Shanghai and explore. It was awesome!
The yearly 14er hike with my brother brought us to Alma, Colorado. We hiked Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln and Bross in one day. We’re pretty much out of shape so we were some of the first to start and last to finish – but we finished!
We flew from Minnesota to San Francisco, rented a car and drove it all over the place in the cascades. Amazing hikes, fun cities, and a lot of interesting characters along the way.
The start of our yearly hike in Colorado. We hiked two 14ers, Grays and Torries.
Grand Marais is a very small port town on the arrowhead of Minnesota. It’s very close the Canada and a great destination. It took about four hours to drive there from the twin cities so we’d try to get up to Grand Marais once or twice per year.
This year we went up to Thunder Bay Canada. It was OK.
