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Helena, Montana

By on Sep 24, 2017 in Adventure & Travel | 0 comments

The following morning we woke up late.  It was so nice to sleep in after a couple days of going, going, going.  We started packing up while RJ *conveniently* struck up a conversation with the couple next to us.  They were heading to Northern California and we were heading through Michigan, their home state.  We each told the other what roads to take and what to do and where to visit.  After almost everything was packed and ready to go, RJ had exhausted all avenues of things to talk about and decided he had better help me. But first, he had to brush his teeth. The cool, crisp air felt refreshing as we took off.  After a stop to check the tire pressure, we took “a faster route” to Helena which ended up being a narrow road that turned to gravel. The washboard road was partially flooded and never mind that you could only go 10mph because it was so bumpy. We were certain that...

The Start of Another Adventure: California to Idaho

By on Sep 23, 2017 in Adventure & Travel | 1 comment

We have departed on yet another adventure on our motorcycle! This time we are heading all the way to Maine. After working so hard around our house painting, repairing, dump runs, pulling weeds, building and installing stairs, and much more, we accomplished almost everything in order to make this trip happen. On Friday, August 25, we left our place at 11:15 A.M. Hugs were given, goodbyes were said, Mom worried a little bit more, Dad said a prayer for us, I gave Scooter two more hugs and we were off! Our destination for Friday was Boise, ID. We have some friends who live in Boise so RJ texted them to see if we could meet up and say hi.  They invited us to spend the night and feed us supper to which we just couldn’t say no to. The ride to Boise was fairly uneventful.  We stopped here and there for gas and to eat our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I made before we left home....

Sacramento, California

By on Jul 25, 2017 in Adventure & Travel | 0 comments

The California capitol was the first capitol we visited which makes sense considering that we only live 1.5 hours away. We made plans back in March to visit the capitol and then go to the local Cycle Gear to pick up actual riding gear for me, since we had been riding in freezing weather without proper winter gear. Back in March when we originally left, we ended up arriving after 6pm when the capitol closes, so we took pictures in front of the building and marveled at how amazing the building. Remember, at this time, we had never seen a state capitol before, so this was all amazing and grand, and we also didn’t know you could go inside. It wasn’t until we visited the Nevada capitol that we realized we could actually go in and get a proper capitol stamp and mug. So, at that point, we knew that we’d have to redo the California capitol trip. We planned on...

Surf Session and SaddleSore1000

By on Jul 23, 2017 in Adventure & Travel | 0 comments

We woke up the next morning and RJ was swamped with work so we had unfortunately decided to stay back and work while everyone else had fun on the lake that morning.  But Dad was begging us to go with them to try out the boat, and he said he’d buy me anything I wanted from Taco Bell. He had me at “burrito.” So we hopped in the truck and RJ worked in the car. We all had a blast being back together again on the lake. We had a new boat and new board to try out and the wake was better than ever. RJ drove the boat and tested out all the features. We both had the best time. All too soon, it was afternoon and RJ and I had to be dropped off so we could hit the capitol before it closed and RJ had to get back to work. We rushed back to the house to put on our riding gear and off we went to the capitol.  We made it about 30 minutes before the building closed for the day.  The...

Santa Fe, Friends and Family

By on Jul 21, 2017 in Adventure & Travel | 0 comments

As we neared Santa Fe, we weren’t quite sure what to expect.  The lady running the gift shop in Arkansas had told us that the Santa Fe and Phoenix capitols weren’t anything much and we should lower our expectations.  They had been lowered, but as we drove down town and noticed all the Pueblo style houses and the cobblestone streets, we fell in love with the little town. We found the capitol building in no time at all.  Fun fact: Santa Fe is the only round capitol building.  The place was empty, give or take a few people wandering around.  We got our stamp at the information desk then walked around looking at the beautiful quilt display. I love quilting but these quilts were so intricately hand stitched and looked like they took hours upon hours of work. After marveling at the detailed work, we walked over to the House of Representatives chamber.  They had just recessed for...

Austin Texas and FAMILY (Part II)

By on Jul 19, 2017 in Adventure & Travel | 0 comments

May 21, Jessie turned 12. Of course, we had to celebrate, so we met up at Steak ‘n Shake. In addition to her birthday, we also just hadn’t seen RJ’s family in 4-5 weeks, and we both had been on our own epic road trips and couldn’t wait to share with each other. And if you know the Garcia’s, there’s no better place to celebrate and share stories than a Steak ‘n Shake. We definitely have a love/hate relationship with this place. We hate the poor service, mysterious food, and messed up orders, but we love all the crazy memories and stories that come from eating at a Steak ‘n Shake. This time was no different; the service was pretty terrible as expected, food was sub par, but yet some how delicious.We all laughed and took turns sharing stories about the crazy events that transpired on both our trips all the while some of us ate our somewhat...