tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140019082024-03-14T06:07:21.970-07:00Nate and Jill's Post-itsA glimpse into life...Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-56318005744372875902010-10-20T11:42:00.000-07:002010-10-20T11:43:13.577-07:00Ireland Trip 2010<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMOSBs4g7hF3ZdCh50NPOm6D3bOOF3UBGKzr4HjJVBoMuYqxSpK92sSkMrk8gzAqO0K9AjKdociI_87VB17-I1Jty1F3oFQhr8S45utoUsrRYVZLoXH2EGD3HkKxctQAXdspZCA/s1600/photo+1-793578.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMOSBs4g7hF3ZdCh50NPOm6D3bOOF3UBGKzr4HjJVBoMuYqxSpK92sSkMrk8gzAqO0K9AjKdociI_87VB17-I1Jty1F3oFQhr8S45utoUsrRYVZLoXH2EGD3HkKxctQAXdspZCA/s320/photo+1-793578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530200727415656482" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-FGTa0t9gyLGH8eDs3X6dsVsvwMVTo3CW8Ux-EvbWhbMfhQhC3dP5cVFvpqhgT7GK8a-4ccjPPkaRciYqw6d47D1lXNOxSgvUTnvDSiYhAEs-4RUGtrhtrijjt1zSGhJo09ZMw/s1600/photo+2-794841.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-FGTa0t9gyLGH8eDs3X6dsVsvwMVTo3CW8Ux-EvbWhbMfhQhC3dP5cVFvpqhgT7GK8a-4ccjPPkaRciYqw6d47D1lXNOxSgvUTnvDSiYhAEs-4RUGtrhtrijjt1zSGhJo09ZMw/s320/photo+2-794841.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530200728340239074" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim42jV8E8vTKs-EP6KYsR5-AXMoEnr0Hie4apznS4bBliLVtiAbEnuTjnOJflPuWjQVbk7xD8BkajHRljDLPVgLdFv6uAQxzbk0SSgqeB3Bw3oHXh6HCSGL5UK4NGSGFqyZh-NgA/s1600/photo+3-795922.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim42jV8E8vTKs-EP6KYsR5-AXMoEnr0Hie4apznS4bBliLVtiAbEnuTjnOJflPuWjQVbk7xD8BkajHRljDLPVgLdFv6uAQxzbk0SSgqeB3Bw3oHXh6HCSGL5UK4NGSGFqyZh-NgA/s320/photo+3-795922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530200734000386690" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Hqntn8kpZpnOK5aUV9NOnFaHZvJ966aaP769vIrKcUom3VCk0NHJc5y5cMkAwJNUn7hEx4ql3C4ytMhI0dNUCzULtuqUMg2t5yufOTtdh_Rnb3M9lKcjoklRRP4BU9eBlAzUdw/s1600/photo+5-796780.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Hqntn8kpZpnOK5aUV9NOnFaHZvJ966aaP769vIrKcUom3VCk0NHJc5y5cMkAwJNUn7hEx4ql3C4ytMhI0dNUCzULtuqUMg2t5yufOTtdh_Rnb3M9lKcjoklRRP4BU9eBlAzUdw/s320/photo+5-796780.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530200740036368482" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsMVK_j2d7Bc4YzjOD_K-w935mZrYv4d8s_t-KPBFFadQfmuhQKp-If4mOK8rtVzhHoxviVAMDNb23O2kGFUq-lAw13bp7hQzVPA8m6Zjs25_AgyW78L1mO_K9AaxNat-Rxtk1w/s1600/image-797617.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsMVK_j2d7Bc4YzjOD_K-w935mZrYv4d8s_t-KPBFFadQfmuhQKp-If4mOK8rtVzhHoxviVAMDNb23O2kGFUq-lAw13bp7hQzVPA8m6Zjs25_AgyW78L1mO_K9AaxNat-Rxtk1w/s320/image-797617.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530200737076579298" /></a></p>Waiting in the airportNathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-24992231247397687982010-08-26T18:20:00.000-07:002010-08-26T18:32:32.839-07:004th of July BostonDecided that it was time to do something big for 4th of July, and it turned out that we were in luck. One of the hugest 4th of July celebrations just happens to be on the banks of the Charles River in Boston. It's this all day event with live music and food and (of course) an enormous firework display.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtp6lS9c_tJ26nfpRcfnrb3_MDmJT90vEm0EgmRz7hOay3k80VHdzGW2_bQ1bUUYyNe7lfcfZSrU20T4tMe6YOy-xKygXFjR2M5FO0URxMSvCw5iUxJ7mO6ZPltlvmG0UzUNeBmw/s1600/IMG_1084.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtp6lS9c_tJ26nfpRcfnrb3_MDmJT90vEm0EgmRz7hOay3k80VHdzGW2_bQ1bUUYyNe7lfcfZSrU20T4tMe6YOy-xKygXFjR2M5FO0URxMSvCw5iUxJ7mO6ZPltlvmG0UzUNeBmw/s320/IMG_1084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509894249630253602" border="0" /></a><br />We camped out early in the morning at a great spot under a willow-like tree. Met up with an eclectic group of friends (Becky - new friend I worked with in Nepal who happens to work in New Haven, CT; Becky's cousin and several friends; and fellow intern Aram along with his wife Natalie.) What a great time of relaxation and getting to know one another. We ate a delicious picnic lunch, read books, listened to music, talked about religion and politics and everything in between, and had a great 4th of July. Soooo hot though, and sooooo many people. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM40WvEO1Ia6eoLKwD_64gzy7MTQTt2nuB1mD7ZyKqsuTJbziP0KgRAUXSn335BOB7ntoKpD6KIwyfK40bmZg3kawz9XfArxMCZNCp0lJ76gqghRXOMvOrP2vZ8YU738sX_zf7ig/s1600/IMG_1088.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM40WvEO1Ia6eoLKwD_64gzy7MTQTt2nuB1mD7ZyKqsuTJbziP0KgRAUXSn335BOB7ntoKpD6KIwyfK40bmZg3kawz9XfArxMCZNCp0lJ76gqghRXOMvOrP2vZ8YU738sX_zf7ig/s320/IMG_1088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509894270278009010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiTEYjcdwMGTi2tHtarNIEtyZBw6oWJIs5ZBA89KVDcJrq8Luz7yHbX2TZY268rkm6J4C-XXccxQNn1WYC7QoBEm63Gt8PJu0LjokMtzP5P8j9V8B-lKtkDS7ivTvoWj1UzK3tg/s1600/IMG_1086.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiTEYjcdwMGTi2tHtarNIEtyZBw6oWJIs5ZBA89KVDcJrq8Luz7yHbX2TZY268rkm6J4C-XXccxQNn1WYC7QoBEm63Gt8PJu0LjokMtzP5P8j9V8B-lKtkDS7ivTvoWj1UzK3tg/s320/IMG_1086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509894256207995890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-0r_Oht3MsP9Y3WyKcVto-s7GjZGUq9Qth55a9Bnzw-Pp27f5vkQvzZ-Hv0oXZGEdORMfmiaUYNHDljUOlpCf_2tlKj8G54nxd_5N2X2PFsutF2ud8nnyVcTP1_JZhgrQePZxQ/s1600/IMG_1091.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-0r_Oht3MsP9Y3WyKcVto-s7GjZGUq9Qth55a9Bnzw-Pp27f5vkQvzZ-Hv0oXZGEdORMfmiaUYNHDljUOlpCf_2tlKj8G54nxd_5N2X2PFsutF2ud8nnyVcTP1_JZhgrQePZxQ/s320/IMG_1091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509894278611047122" border="0" /></a><br />Before the fireworks even began, we were dazzled with this sunset...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmNsM4FVuU48N3DBgnz_LxmFmaCtBxVszHsD6cP6YLJbjFrA3DCNYynXS2qgLJd0rAG8NNKTG74kkFvyDGBShh_w5ghD00y1TsaGq5vYM4J9dZrciuMDXbQlHW6hljRn9ENvkKQ/s1600/IMG_1096.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmNsM4FVuU48N3DBgnz_LxmFmaCtBxVszHsD6cP6YLJbjFrA3DCNYynXS2qgLJd0rAG8NNKTG74kkFvyDGBShh_w5ghD00y1TsaGq5vYM4J9dZrciuMDXbQlHW6hljRn9ENvkKQ/s320/IMG_1096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509894287355376866" border="0" /></a><br />And the fireworks...wow...couldn't get a photo that could show how awesome it was. We were right on the bank of the river and they shot off the fireworks from barges in the middle of the river, so they were actually directly above our heads! My parents were watching on tv and said it was even incredible from their living room. Yep, that good. :)Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-78399060667793025692010-08-24T10:08:00.001-07:002010-08-24T10:18:08.376-07:00Hiking Mt. Tom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwWL479KNmkC1bAPCzkY_2AUWOsDjTGszBg1zyIo66sgOjxLQ9XSk26YnUTDf2X_vQEowfFcSx4h9XqivVxd4i-1w_rkVQUhiuXiqD2fwaqbhwbNYEb20hwRbVLYTLRE_mhGWqg/s1600/IMG_1081.JPG"><br /></a><br />In the end of June a group of my fellow Emergency Medicine interns decided to get together and have a group hike. Mt. Tom is the "mountain" behind our house in Easthampton, and it has a ton of different trails to explore. We decided to make our way to the top. Unfortunately, Nathan had to work, but I brought Jackson along for the day. He loved it and everyone loved him! As it happens, this day was probably one of the most humid we've had all summer. Between the humidity, sunscreen, and bug spray, I was a sticky mess.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmxCYbjR16i1mgxzOaQpw-Own51g-9Tsit4VFzKat-xkW8RoGcbEMox9O98oeo9hIWNJ3I4ABbyow4bDsl3qYZ0KXsf4JrvmoeWZUeeK8sbAFKrZZhHw7lmBfjVEtyegH4j1QGA/s1600/IMG_1074.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmxCYbjR16i1mgxzOaQpw-Own51g-9Tsit4VFzKat-xkW8RoGcbEMox9O98oeo9hIWNJ3I4ABbyow4bDsl3qYZ0KXsf4JrvmoeWZUeeK8sbAFKrZZhHw7lmBfjVEtyegH4j1QGA/s320/IMG_1074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509025173840942338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxnGuF5yzC9zAJkeMmvW1AWfGWjaH8yqQueScmpeMwK8xM7VE3P0Xmhy7X15XmW3f58T4Q1UMlrZw-N9BTVTh75DuNi71zhRSv9xRGzr2BqncYRaqyl_oCC_ZAnYFf30M4ceJSg/s1600/IMG_1072.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxnGuF5yzC9zAJkeMmvW1AWfGWjaH8yqQueScmpeMwK8xM7VE3P0Xmhy7X15XmW3f58T4Q1UMlrZw-N9BTVTh75DuNi71zhRSv9xRGzr2BqncYRaqyl_oCC_ZAnYFf30M4ceJSg/s320/IMG_1072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509025182213490354" border="0" /></a><br />Interesting ruins of an old stone hotel, tucked back into the hillside. Nice pose from Nishan in the doorway.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoo2bviGRqYW7K_-Bv_2Z8hJGQ38zCCG6lZV80RmIOtN7Nf-p80nDGLsn8yziTDNqa4fUNI68njI6ZbwanXOutmGs92eqdeiZPCUp16t5godFF3zni6-Eqx5h9lF2v1hIy3DfGA/s1600/IMG_1078.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoo2bviGRqYW7K_-Bv_2Z8hJGQ38zCCG6lZV80RmIOtN7Nf-p80nDGLsn8yziTDNqa4fUNI68njI6ZbwanXOutmGs92eqdeiZPCUp16t5godFF3zni6-Eqx5h9lF2v1hIy3DfGA/s320/IMG_1078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509026131232225906" border="0" /></a><br />Of course we had to climb to the top of tower... (4 of the EM guys...Matt, John, Nishan, & Tony)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwWL479KNmkC1bAPCzkY_2AUWOsDjTGszBg1zyIo66sgOjxLQ9XSk26YnUTDf2X_vQEowfFcSx4h9XqivVxd4i-1w_rkVQUhiuXiqD2fwaqbhwbNYEb20hwRbVLYTLRE_mhGWqg/s1600/IMG_1081.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwWL479KNmkC1bAPCzkY_2AUWOsDjTGszBg1zyIo66sgOjxLQ9XSk26YnUTDf2X_vQEowfFcSx4h9XqivVxd4i-1w_rkVQUhiuXiqD2fwaqbhwbNYEb20hwRbVLYTLRE_mhGWqg/s320/IMG_1081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509026145531721714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5adY57qVwN8OW8yMbevwUjqvOe9tEmufe90kD4UANpebZzL_LOgF1uE11YoGmy4kMmpM3dxz1jVODLZxfqyrFrYFjDJwtHXsaHp7DNXnqrCTv_VDSChlf6aGisF4One50DNf44g/s1600/IMG_1080.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5adY57qVwN8OW8yMbevwUjqvOe9tEmufe90kD4UANpebZzL_LOgF1uE11YoGmy4kMmpM3dxz1jVODLZxfqyrFrYFjDJwtHXsaHp7DNXnqrCTv_VDSChlf6aGisF4One50DNf44g/s320/IMG_1080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509026135815857522" border="0" /></a><br />But poor Jackson was so nervous and whimpering very loudly to make sure we didn't forget him. Silly boy. Overall, a great day. Hope to do it again sometime.Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-72329049560214411632010-08-22T17:43:00.000-07:002010-08-22T18:16:34.370-07:00Darla's June VisitWe are obviously behind on our posts, but I guess it's better late than never. Fun times this summer, starting with our move across the country. Just after we arrived on this coast, one of the moms (Darla this time), was awesome enough to help us get all settled in. Of course, we had to fit in some fun and relaxation as well...<br />We enjoyed taking Darla to the little coffee shop/used bookstore in South Hadley and then walked around the beautiful campus at Mount Holyoke College.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN4qNh-3SByZIvNMbyL1zH_hBFWMVGb8hOcNIC1LJZ5UzELYWKIH98d3Ni3WK199T-k3VijdnMFcr-jYouir04_dHdFweJx57jHOHRH_WBmi42wWmSlHKZZPwO0beJT5zfmPExw/s1600/IMG_1039.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN4qNh-3SByZIvNMbyL1zH_hBFWMVGb8hOcNIC1LJZ5UzELYWKIH98d3Ni3WK199T-k3VijdnMFcr-jYouir04_dHdFweJx57jHOHRH_WBmi42wWmSlHKZZPwO0beJT5zfmPExw/s320/IMG_1039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508403815687271634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGFSLwbHgzsrX7UTQFY61BPqSMiU-_Wea3aSSP7vc7kZ9prJ82xDxpyous-7QbrvqqLzVaKtILbLVNQ2LpJNB-_8TjGgpDuI8vMGenaN0z3W4-Q-l1HcIphDWvxTUNCou-MOpgQ/s1600/IMG_1042.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGFSLwbHgzsrX7UTQFY61BPqSMiU-_Wea3aSSP7vc7kZ9prJ82xDxpyous-7QbrvqqLzVaKtILbLVNQ2LpJNB-_8TjGgpDuI8vMGenaN0z3W4-Q-l1HcIphDWvxTUNCou-MOpgQ/s320/IMG_1042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508404237458246706" border="0" /></a><br />On a previous visit, we had discovered the most awesome little bakery in Northampton called The Hungry Ghost, so we also had to take Darla there as well. When we went to buy our loaf of bread for a picnic, we were joined in the one-room bakery by a French woman and her 3 little French-speaking children. She told us that they walk to the bakery for fresh bread every day. So fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgwC4fYJ_nIqolr0_Fn-ZqiZjS8k_z95eG_jQZRRIBFiuMNe8XBN_EPJP5GIGyOamvGDayEGg935Rx1X977abF3oAT-fNgFM3A_CojU4sLtnDW24mSMuRuXFPXbg8XkLLjM5RZw/s1600/IMG_1043.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgwC4fYJ_nIqolr0_Fn-ZqiZjS8k_z95eG_jQZRRIBFiuMNe8XBN_EPJP5GIGyOamvGDayEGg935Rx1X977abF3oAT-fNgFM3A_CojU4sLtnDW24mSMuRuXFPXbg8XkLLjM5RZw/s320/IMG_1043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508405063623802914" border="0" /></a><br />When we asked Darla what she wanted to make sure to do on this visit, she said Walden Pond! And we said...Sounds great! So we headed east to the peaceful, isolated pond and quickly discovered that it is actually an incredibly popular, crowded swimming hole. They have a replica of Thoreau's cabin and a little statue of him that everyone takes a silly picture with.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxE6AWhzaHKM5igpDyGBmppMuCXwsRn_qulV7dlX1D-GyAbBTR1sdsWUyW2qnTUul-5ti5TQrYxarrMlPfeH8OlDf3N5sAp9njfWThLf8KBr2yD-TsQmEQvmd9WmtkzORE_COyQ/s1600/IMG_1046.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxE6AWhzaHKM5igpDyGBmppMuCXwsRn_qulV7dlX1D-GyAbBTR1sdsWUyW2qnTUul-5ti5TQrYxarrMlPfeH8OlDf3N5sAp9njfWThLf8KBr2yD-TsQmEQvmd9WmtkzORE_COyQ/s320/IMG_1046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508405336822546546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1e5FjMvUeKSCy3Zl41uq-4icPCdzF_Ita2lvJz_7gnEtZnl1oYn0w3ZkApWJrAKEMpaSStBB4IA8lGEREhkHGnNmjLMPvoNCnXdcCm2LEtjbHgMFm5DgVr8yDt_Jv7ZntExYpQ/s1600/IMG_1058.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1e5FjMvUeKSCy3Zl41uq-4icPCdzF_Ita2lvJz_7gnEtZnl1oYn0w3ZkApWJrAKEMpaSStBB4IA8lGEREhkHGnNmjLMPvoNCnXdcCm2LEtjbHgMFm5DgVr8yDt_Jv7ZntExYpQ/s320/IMG_1058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508406095806480082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bcnsheZ2eeGcvNMIwwfnZ0aaOyJYezNO_mRvQgpvbEiuJ1f2HWWU5fJ-PitKoDsKFdj8HYPpPOSriIPYTTX3k2G0ReD-3Mzos9EWqtKIXE1YLkuhdf832AnIFswnj95JGzJtRQ/s1600/IMG_1060.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bcnsheZ2eeGcvNMIwwfnZ0aaOyJYezNO_mRvQgpvbEiuJ1f2HWWU5fJ-PitKoDsKFdj8HYPpPOSriIPYTTX3k2G0ReD-3Mzos9EWqtKIXE1YLkuhdf832AnIFswnj95JGzJtRQ/s320/IMG_1060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508406462806422674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_-mDfLRIKBbRAvu09RN804m6vaci4FtidNkucKbY4BHyMU_oQj5vPzvQ-Cq9i60pTLbBvjsmAyhsW0Qd0jvqA1iRUvxjPLzv4YcR_H7rVJzj-pUCOufyK_uV7XOZlwaVg4xtmA/s1600/IMG_1059.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_-mDfLRIKBbRAvu09RN804m6vaci4FtidNkucKbY4BHyMU_oQj5vPzvQ-Cq9i60pTLbBvjsmAyhsW0Qd0jvqA1iRUvxjPLzv4YcR_H7rVJzj-pUCOufyK_uV7XOZlwaVg4xtmA/s320/IMG_1059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508406787437999570" border="0" /></a>Further towards the pond (I would call it a lake), there is a memorial where the cabin actually stood, and a quote of Thoreau's that is surrounded by stones that people have brought from all over the world.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3Wvi-J-ik1AtdAbK2aq6VXiG7wFeOFTZd73vnbhQnmNCmoGvwI7anl_vT6O4PyueRrSPxzR5-6LVikDYQGSCEtl7ta0HZ2VPiPP4knxTi4LZBTKO4xTN8pLJQolf_9ZWOrElZQ/s1600/IMG_1048.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3Wvi-J-ik1AtdAbK2aq6VXiG7wFeOFTZd73vnbhQnmNCmoGvwI7anl_vT6O4PyueRrSPxzR5-6LVikDYQGSCEtl7ta0HZ2VPiPP4knxTi4LZBTKO4xTN8pLJQolf_9ZWOrElZQ/s320/IMG_1048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508407472495846434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbD5aai-1qvGZtI84ENv1tMSSLyjx-y0uAjKmveEzxEjgrdA0WvdqKa_nhQQ8I0i0I-6gOLbAgKTrzzUuMc6KAEhPU5ERIXTMijSjaWczljnKj2AasI5WNU2LO9jYjXKTQ95jqyQ/s1600/IMG_1050.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbD5aai-1qvGZtI84ENv1tMSSLyjx-y0uAjKmveEzxEjgrdA0WvdqKa_nhQQ8I0i0I-6gOLbAgKTrzzUuMc6KAEhPU5ERIXTMijSjaWczljnKj2AasI5WNU2LO9jYjXKTQ95jqyQ/s320/IMG_1050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508407484851039570" border="0" /></a>Interestingly, we learned that Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Alcott family (as in Louisa May) lived just down the road from Thoreau and they all knew eachother. Also down the road is Lexington & Concord and the end of Paul Revere's ride. Lots to see.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCymQye0SEarqWpA5M_szoePXU6BxuhVWa5Wn9EAqOARxAcWAE4-njg3V_MEXDITdEeYkrB3gtYVcmeBOHhvbeYPn7M-AzIR6ZM-kshhMFXldhn45L0CrO-GUAXuUyxYP5OKyfA/s1600/IMG_1061.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCymQye0SEarqWpA5M_szoePXU6BxuhVWa5Wn9EAqOARxAcWAE4-njg3V_MEXDITdEeYkrB3gtYVcmeBOHhvbeYPn7M-AzIR6ZM-kshhMFXldhn45L0CrO-GUAXuUyxYP5OKyfA/s320/IMG_1061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508407915850491138" border="0" /></a>Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-14349361491364950792010-06-11T18:47:00.000-07:002010-06-17T18:54:35.000-07:00Cross Country Roadtrip Day #10Good-bye Niagara Falls. You are beautiful. Just in case anyone is wondering...we are looking for any excuse to return. If you come and visit, we will take you there to see it too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfS8823jPg0Ez1i-XdsxMj0hz2Ltp01qwobUa8j4FaFv3sURSNxU79LAyB9x2IKoZ4DwbTumFa7TdsKmxbaidIOZGYgrzhig7EiDtbgO8X91a5cXXnNx2wDLIN3EAD_3NLjGy5AA/s1600/IMG_0982.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfS8823jPg0Ez1i-XdsxMj0hz2Ltp01qwobUa8j4FaFv3sURSNxU79LAyB9x2IKoZ4DwbTumFa7TdsKmxbaidIOZGYgrzhig7EiDtbgO8X91a5cXXnNx2wDLIN3EAD_3NLjGy5AA/s320/IMG_0982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483925514477675874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DBDIzIylT0OWk9sVzIomBVtZ6m-GeAJG1z3OA9qwbpR7oYO3GN8nV-aa0oMsDTehkIWRjB3UsWtQU91WHW5dLqTmobAWuJcYlaGpBtXPLn8CNQqhtE9ao0bOAbbLoo2Wf7Zf7Q/s1600/IMG_0983.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DBDIzIylT0OWk9sVzIomBVtZ6m-GeAJG1z3OA9qwbpR7oYO3GN8nV-aa0oMsDTehkIWRjB3UsWtQU91WHW5dLqTmobAWuJcYlaGpBtXPLn8CNQqhtE9ao0bOAbbLoo2Wf7Zf7Q/s320/IMG_0983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483925522212460210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86GTfedp1pRXcOJXGKWLFMCaDH1NIgNeQR6Kh90WLBcSrxzlMQsDApRVdsjlICZZHK1U7FhKoaHe8oj_eMNkfStxl0n-40L8D6HCS0JyuN8jT9CZRBBsV9_KMzNO_QUyr6A8Qsw/s1600/IMG_0981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86GTfedp1pRXcOJXGKWLFMCaDH1NIgNeQR6Kh90WLBcSrxzlMQsDApRVdsjlICZZHK1U7FhKoaHe8oj_eMNkfStxl0n-40L8D6HCS0JyuN8jT9CZRBBsV9_KMzNO_QUyr6A8Qsw/s320/IMG_0981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483925503240028434" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately it was time for us to move on. Time to get to our new home and start setting up our household. Drove across the state of New York, taking a tiny detour through Buffalo to catch our last of the Great Lakes: Lake Erie. Then drove to the Hartford airport to pick up Darla! Hooray!! Time to move to Easthampton, Massachusetts.Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-40007130082491655732010-06-10T18:12:00.000-07:002010-06-17T18:45:10.946-07:00Cross Country Roadtrip Day #9Tourist day! Niagara Falls is absolutely incredible!! We were on the Canadian side and I would definitely recommend it over the American side (better views). So we had to do all the touristy things that must be done...boat tour, waterpark, golf, walking around the falls, and eating.<br />Started the morning with the ultimate "must-do" - we took the traditional Maid of the Mist boat tour around (and very close to) the falls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUgvrlmso8p5NWQ1KmQUUwhWoOEHx7lM6zhBCOVQlKsmUX2ntPmh7onQnVf2JPEhHowC2ubLDw9o1ILcoox83EJ72iiB1u6rCod-eu-F4YDHlk7UZFYSH3wCmOn26lDHS0ZVtbA/s1600/IMG_0997.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUgvrlmso8p5NWQ1KmQUUwhWoOEHx7lM6zhBCOVQlKsmUX2ntPmh7onQnVf2JPEhHowC2ubLDw9o1ILcoox83EJ72iiB1u6rCod-eu-F4YDHlk7UZFYSH3wCmOn26lDHS0ZVtbA/s320/IMG_0997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483918793763348162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgzYwqUedlezVtn7DaHmq1KFqtKyy0kuVXP5PQ0e2-jVhwN4csvRtVKryppQgswydlAu0A2Ko9e106apyw4ka1Ik2O2PNRCmkiftD5vAieDQVpeFXzT4idluxLSAI1Jr2lP1GfA/s1600/IMG_0992.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgzYwqUedlezVtn7DaHmq1KFqtKyy0kuVXP5PQ0e2-jVhwN4csvRtVKryppQgswydlAu0A2Ko9e106apyw4ka1Ik2O2PNRCmkiftD5vAieDQVpeFXzT4idluxLSAI1Jr2lP1GfA/s320/IMG_0992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483918781022280050" border="0" /></a>Nathan was super excited about the American Falls...I think???<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVrHyxuxKXVk5sUBzE_0WupMQoKdaF9q_9-H6gK_hGBz4Vx9BQ2natAVyfBSTHiIgRbKIvEjuEXJ1tBmYmw_YEjAIsqLj38QRPih5h2xvA8baR3ihLgi3PyfJt_JZvJcw3bsjOQ/s1600/IMG_0987.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVrHyxuxKXVk5sUBzE_0WupMQoKdaF9q_9-H6gK_hGBz4Vx9BQ2natAVyfBSTHiIgRbKIvEjuEXJ1tBmYmw_YEjAIsqLj38QRPih5h2xvA8baR3ihLgi3PyfJt_JZvJcw3bsjOQ/s320/IMG_0987.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483918742221379202" border="0" /></a>And I seemed to have some difficulties getting into my poncho.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cnPLcBZ4WwgIp-vkV5gBRYlzs3FnODcwqP5xCQyVhqp4iNcWTHpeLbTPGWtu-eR_vqK90-EP4VUBmR-uI0ia0c4LZxbO7Iv_nu6nQE4Rg7auHCF28hwIgApwqOUkJ_q0UAfI4Q/s1600/IMG_0989.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cnPLcBZ4WwgIp-vkV5gBRYlzs3FnODcwqP5xCQyVhqp4iNcWTHpeLbTPGWtu-eR_vqK90-EP4VUBmR-uI0ia0c4LZxbO7Iv_nu6nQE4Rg7auHCF28hwIgApwqOUkJ_q0UAfI4Q/s320/IMG_0989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483918754437951170" border="0" /></a>We got really close to the American Falls first and Nathan almost got blown out of the boat. Very wet and windy. So much power.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpM-mW-pS_gJ8o_7xGvBl2akUhQXCMkHDpbADdn5Kpq_8VQzkwGkoMyoRuXNIYA_7z3z87PQA0NBS-lWfGBVRDZJsREMhpeLM3IOladDfThilXZplWJwfmwyyIWLiPUk-YWh7dTA/s1600/IMG_0999.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpM-mW-pS_gJ8o_7xGvBl2akUhQXCMkHDpbADdn5Kpq_8VQzkwGkoMyoRuXNIYA_7z3z87PQA0NBS-lWfGBVRDZJsREMhpeLM3IOladDfThilXZplWJwfmwyyIWLiPUk-YWh7dTA/s320/IMG_0999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483920137367241266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAmq-kU5bWrZKBErHBOEciiFL71jY1wqrzEQWucKr7oNWex37uPnRQmK3ljAmnoNfxNYZYVlVeYAcMx6kKOgFRvdtRegTaktnvUYkhllmuTQ37A2HSLgvHPuW6H-ZkOJDtaFQfQ/s1600/IMG_0998.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAmq-kU5bWrZKBErHBOEciiFL71jY1wqrzEQWucKr7oNWex37uPnRQmK3ljAmnoNfxNYZYVlVeYAcMx6kKOgFRvdtRegTaktnvUYkhllmuTQ37A2HSLgvHPuW6H-ZkOJDtaFQfQ/s320/IMG_0998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483918802510908338" border="0" /></a>Then we spun around underneath the Horseshoe Falls and I felt like I was going to get blown out. Much crazier than it is depicted in movies. Our heads were kind of soaked after all that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZ57m2PEhtk-05SpWgormvtb2WR6n4ovpODfQDGULyunHJxcCJGQnOr1QNf8adghvdmBD0iXGnycelgyQHzPSyUqxDn52A1jW8AAAfzNHeIcBs5MqXTE0OB-2-bpglzeBBphI8A/s1600/IMG_1005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZ57m2PEhtk-05SpWgormvtb2WR6n4ovpODfQDGULyunHJxcCJGQnOr1QNf8adghvdmBD0iXGnycelgyQHzPSyUqxDn52A1jW8AAAfzNHeIcBs5MqXTE0OB-2-bpglzeBBphI8A/s320/IMG_1005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483920145828979074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHe2f7LMT0luNWnig0sObRundRxsVIm-ByeZjLGWfNVL-5U3uMFXFQIJW-JfyE1lKIyKEpOnKWuXAyB7x-zJ5a9gfxkKHDlqbwXYQuOaPaBE8Zvwgje2zZb89FDedraIQFaw5rZQ/s1600/IMG_1006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHe2f7LMT0luNWnig0sObRundRxsVIm-ByeZjLGWfNVL-5U3uMFXFQIJW-JfyE1lKIyKEpOnKWuXAyB7x-zJ5a9gfxkKHDlqbwXYQuOaPaBE8Zvwgje2zZb89FDedraIQFaw5rZQ/s320/IMG_1006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483920158421301250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bsGo4DviT1pxefj-X2PsOuRjxR0Eke45Lb-ELdt8FJE1-gNuNPd8O7fWvr_RFBs1AiuvPlmFXYmUq65D7HWOzMdAAkJfRr5pjx_mqwaqVh3c8Bv06M3Yb98E2qrRDIPTSU1utg/s1600/IMG_1007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bsGo4DviT1pxefj-X2PsOuRjxR0Eke45Lb-ELdt8FJE1-gNuNPd8O7fWvr_RFBs1AiuvPlmFXYmUq65D7HWOzMdAAkJfRr5pjx_mqwaqVh3c8Bv06M3Yb98E2qrRDIPTSU1utg/s320/IMG_1007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483920161770770178" border="0" /></a>Had to spend some time at North America's largest indoor waterpark after that. Hardly anyone there either, so we went down the 8 main slides repeatedly. What a work out walking up the tower of steps!<br />Next Nathan really wanted to play at Oak Hall Par 3 Golf Course. Beautiful grounds and clubhouse!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnZ62bn9XqNJ_s3ewirNU9FW0dYPkmL_D3Fm9_QWORZCmMLX-P41LPY4kNn4xF0g7KPSQl3XANxc0ZezAt8DBDi_BC1AK-VP44VFOWAj64xPLl4b6XdjC2pXlFYv1LJFLOLoDRQ/s1600/IMG_1025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnZ62bn9XqNJ_s3ewirNU9FW0dYPkmL_D3Fm9_QWORZCmMLX-P41LPY4kNn4xF0g7KPSQl3XANxc0ZezAt8DBDi_BC1AK-VP44VFOWAj64xPLl4b6XdjC2pXlFYv1LJFLOLoDRQ/s320/IMG_1025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483922064179385634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMJS2xH82hOvGKVXDP9mTVKNPo8yzwrO2ghQBI7hJrDmFMkGEE9AFXSOQ56gNvCF-kGtoZ4J14w2FDlUcf3Nd_cewYKcn8-SytzhLyWwCZ8VU0aPkLju6Pw5uleROZHhYVXNIXQ/s1600/IMG_1020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMJS2xH82hOvGKVXDP9mTVKNPo8yzwrO2ghQBI7hJrDmFMkGEE9AFXSOQ56gNvCF-kGtoZ4J14w2FDlUcf3Nd_cewYKcn8-SytzhLyWwCZ8VU0aPkLju6Pw5uleROZHhYVXNIXQ/s320/IMG_1020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483922481052366930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq2yhygA7ytwmjtjSTd2mGkaqjvYS0eADq47sRGzLY7yzsuyVUHAVZy6oK4T7TBy4GzYg1r8u7QTC1Yd5SEOIpYueGn93kiIXW2X-hX9APNxqNuwX5kQZZlNDXwrKUQ3phYOTQA/s1600/IMG_1012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq2yhygA7ytwmjtjSTd2mGkaqjvYS0eADq47sRGzLY7yzsuyVUHAVZy6oK4T7TBy4GzYg1r8u7QTC1Yd5SEOIpYueGn93kiIXW2X-hX9APNxqNuwX5kQZZlNDXwrKUQ3phYOTQA/s320/IMG_1012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483920176712738594" border="0" /></a><br />Look at that great shot off the first tee...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hik22hHzZ2NQQ-m3bTHX9c8IBhq_r0AcfMRDVeSTPvIBX_70lGr5ny7Qdmg55Y0fzVusxzCRGZobyKTALFCLtoz1LPTszbPPjyWD282PGipUL6EzVl-tGhekjvIHXnUxJL-F0Q/s1600/IMG_1014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hik22hHzZ2NQQ-m3bTHX9c8IBhq_r0AcfMRDVeSTPvIBX_70lGr5ny7Qdmg55Y0fzVusxzCRGZobyKTALFCLtoz1LPTszbPPjyWD282PGipUL6EzVl-tGhekjvIHXnUxJL-F0Q/s320/IMG_1014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483921694337728866" border="0" /></a>And how about those beautiful putts...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFqNUxVG3cf3bB4J0RIOlnj4msKPal872Vz1sIKK4OFXwFDPqht-ZDhdh-9Q6Ob4G24NxwYGdvDietsBDlRUdxbT_Ojy5ESD_-dfDDCGYawrQybfHwW_POHQTimKN7tUvlwaM_w/s1600/IMG_1019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFqNUxVG3cf3bB4J0RIOlnj4msKPal872Vz1sIKK4OFXwFDPqht-ZDhdh-9Q6Ob4G24NxwYGdvDietsBDlRUdxbT_Ojy5ESD_-dfDDCGYawrQybfHwW_POHQTimKN7tUvlwaM_w/s320/IMG_1019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483923405778601170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmRNMVuEyetbkY784FpIsOB1ciI8llHu2NCsm6Jr97nL2Svcdf9mK7WQFJ-2-FcIH_6CldT5WMtAlBWfDMKa9TyIr7AmF3paVVyjjykO1Hyjuf9WytuFZ0FpSj4-wq8iQEO0dDw/s1600/IMG_1018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmRNMVuEyetbkY784FpIsOB1ciI8llHu2NCsm6Jr97nL2Svcdf9mK7WQFJ-2-FcIH_6CldT5WMtAlBWfDMKa9TyIr7AmF3paVVyjjykO1Hyjuf9WytuFZ0FpSj4-wq8iQEO0dDw/s320/IMG_1018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483923396938511650" border="0" /></a><br />Unfortunately, by Hole 14 I was done...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgR2mwJffzF3GlCYCp5o5iEe9vCD1-4w-b9AkEVB0A-jTvxr80wx7eB0ffUpSfwvMd_Z31bRQ8kOvveRPGNyX2XsJl2AE42mexDQClU5vq7wApvMSjW7Qil7Pye_q1lCJaYu1Sg/s1600/IMG_1022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgR2mwJffzF3GlCYCp5o5iEe9vCD1-4w-b9AkEVB0A-jTvxr80wx7eB0ffUpSfwvMd_Z31bRQ8kOvveRPGNyX2XsJl2AE42mexDQClU5vq7wApvMSjW7Qil7Pye_q1lCJaYu1Sg/s320/IMG_1022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483923413309383730" border="0" /></a><br />So we ate some dinner and then enjoyed Horseshoe Falls at night once again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8wr5ByJKabIwQHkZv0WFd7t19WoZM_wwFB6QQo7PtGa0jMMKjo5KFv_3ujEE7DDvkgbR7LR2fE9TqSf6Z_VXRW9sfE5yUkonUzLFd4wwC832T6bthpvvellwDEGS69ivaUmiXg/s1600/IMG_1030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8wr5ByJKabIwQHkZv0WFd7t19WoZM_wwFB6QQo7PtGa0jMMKjo5KFv_3ujEE7DDvkgbR7LR2fE9TqSf6Z_VXRW9sfE5yUkonUzLFd4wwC832T6bthpvvellwDEGS69ivaUmiXg/s320/IMG_1030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483923427922644386" border="0" /></a>Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-48509990305955803372010-06-09T17:58:00.000-07:002010-06-17T18:57:03.768-07:00Cross Country Roadtrip Day #8Yet another long day of driving. Hermione started and ended the day curled up on a hotel bed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGDLH8viivED0FE-87brNQRjICtX0zzM_wb5-a_aONXxI4V7jRuTjJhHCDRCLTO8-WpuZL6A9KMsqGezTJug6cWuA2rXRVaWWn9M3nU3ya9TibJjidyLW4T4ViwScvxdIQ3s6XQ/s1600/IMG_0974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGDLH8viivED0FE-87brNQRjICtX0zzM_wb5-a_aONXxI4V7jRuTjJhHCDRCLTO8-WpuZL6A9KMsqGezTJug6cWuA2rXRVaWWn9M3nU3ya9TibJjidyLW4T4ViwScvxdIQ3s6XQ/s320/IMG_0974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483913863904397954" border="0" /></a><br />Left Sault Ste. Marie and crossed the International Bridge into Ontario, Canada. What a dreary day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1klniI4X41R4oZ7lGbi1HGEEEdvf32sCSTSo4BU2nmwfxuL2J3LU7rr405wLNlt1Xlqe_3bcyvJHE3W2dzGa-GCXEGorHPI_1DdpC1xH-HE5YIFyScNBx13Z-bObBLMhrtwW2Mw/s1600/IMG_0975.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1klniI4X41R4oZ7lGbi1HGEEEdvf32sCSTSo4BU2nmwfxuL2J3LU7rr405wLNlt1Xlqe_3bcyvJHE3W2dzGa-GCXEGorHPI_1DdpC1xH-HE5YIFyScNBx13Z-bObBLMhrtwW2Mw/s320/IMG_0975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483913872119567122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OJae2eKJOkBnf1x7Dxhplv9a6cUrZ5qlvEuLV9GAAxPzzoD63u4PLrDmj10OeNbrC1j3Js_21wnVo8OpQUixez43Ck5UK1rF5_7t75bY4uFO3Do3dEcZREukQtH8CaD-fv-Tvw/s1600/IMG_0977.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OJae2eKJOkBnf1x7Dxhplv9a6cUrZ5qlvEuLV9GAAxPzzoD63u4PLrDmj10OeNbrC1j3Js_21wnVo8OpQUixez43Ck5UK1rF5_7t75bY4uFO3Do3dEcZREukQtH8CaD-fv-Tvw/s320/IMG_0977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483913878948702546" border="0" /></a><br />Drove through hundreds of miles of moose country without spotting a moose! Drove along Lake Huron for awhile, but couldn't see much through the rainfall. Everything seemed so gray. Tried to stop and get coffee at a gas station, but they only had a half a pot of coffee that looked like the store worker had brought it in that day from home. Ate on the road b/c without stops the drive was going to be 10.5 hours. Eek. Wanted to take one of the ferries, but it only left twice per day and would have added another 2 hours to the day! Sooo, we drove and drove and the rain finally stopped when we were almost to Toronto. Drove through the city, but continued on to the Canadian town of Niagara Falls. Caught a look at Lake Ontario as we drove across one of the local bridges. It was so eerie when we arrived because there was low-hanging fog and we couldn't see the falls initially. It was also so silent and the still ponds poured into a rushing rapids and then just dumped off the edge of the world. We thought we were at the bottom of the falls, but we were actually at the top! Also illuminate the falls at night, which added to the creepy quality of the scene.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wpfgVlYJLhhkvAk7_dnsQT3xlvffK_Cn3AFEhKBO1tvU-Kk71VqMu2Sk_JPLCptc_RaZos6-20GSEChE7B-xEJoYnt6WMfds8A68IRdQhVtVinjT8TtbdW8ds5TY0DcDxHDIpg/s1600/IMG_0979.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wpfgVlYJLhhkvAk7_dnsQT3xlvffK_Cn3AFEhKBO1tvU-Kk71VqMu2Sk_JPLCptc_RaZos6-20GSEChE7B-xEJoYnt6WMfds8A68IRdQhVtVinjT8TtbdW8ds5TY0DcDxHDIpg/s320/IMG_0979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483913889901673650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpX7zrVX-1YHsgda7HRtCdKL69tp04h2Ys5TWFw7sdSjyPITDWA2q_DhzlQZOBXOCA-FQ9hA6QC10JLFR1RAzCxetz7uRpGyi-riD-rAAvG2MC9MMaGxLfOJ5PPg-UuzCL4AJ3ZA/s1600/IMG_0980.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpX7zrVX-1YHsgda7HRtCdKL69tp04h2Ys5TWFw7sdSjyPITDWA2q_DhzlQZOBXOCA-FQ9hA6QC10JLFR1RAzCxetz7uRpGyi-riD-rAAvG2MC9MMaGxLfOJ5PPg-UuzCL4AJ3ZA/s320/IMG_0980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483913897821075122" border="0" /></a><br />Both the animals were so needy and exhausted by the end of the day. They love Nathan!Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-67656097475521850352010-06-08T16:36:00.000-07:002010-06-17T17:43:55.064-07:00Cross Country Roadtrip Day #7Lots of fun places to walk and explore on our way from Green Bay to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Started out by checking out the Packers stadium of course. We were surprised by how close you could get to Lambeau field.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBR8eoQ_YSWYFV8zSc-zmd2nw14JXPCR4wXwF5Ikur5r1J7cmx-w52_U2gjj9CjopD9pvAtNTkESIBtkcsYrapTJjPQMYLDm-ZHWMX06Mh7zcPOJa8aLg-boPUiek_77B-_SKMw/s1600/IMG_0931.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBR8eoQ_YSWYFV8zSc-zmd2nw14JXPCR4wXwF5Ikur5r1J7cmx-w52_U2gjj9CjopD9pvAtNTkESIBtkcsYrapTJjPQMYLDm-ZHWMX06Mh7zcPOJa8aLg-boPUiek_77B-_SKMw/s320/IMG_0931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483891556055911410" border="0" /></a><br />Next we drove along the Green Bay and walked around a little park to make sure that we had a good view of Lake Michigan. (I really wanted to see all of the great lakes on our "little road trip").<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRMVa9QCabf20Aenq0k4OcN3vbW27ns3QsTJepb0ePoNwj8zrcApihcUzJkDwcsTqzSnIaH_dVo92ZM_mzudMZbrda30IkpUnP0ViklIkZT5TqYgRc1C7NTBZm225xbvLPWUsXQ/s1600/IMG_0942.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRMVa9QCabf20Aenq0k4OcN3vbW27ns3QsTJepb0ePoNwj8zrcApihcUzJkDwcsTqzSnIaH_dVo92ZM_mzudMZbrda30IkpUnP0ViklIkZT5TqYgRc1C7NTBZm225xbvLPWUsXQ/s320/IMG_0942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483891571233429154" border="0" /></a>Stopped for a tasty little picnic lunch on the lake shore and enjoyed our leftover pizza from the evening before. Kinda chilly weather.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xdRi6MJDOlhExCrPBDoFVK3aetrhgWtQk4SmLdas4Ki2rVZmZWxtosTcmPIEvN-xUgPxwDQ0gXYkAsJW3wbatRgybt-pmJThkvRUDoHF_J1BLEmUvzBr84FMv-t-j1WIu2OeNw/s1600/IMG_0946.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xdRi6MJDOlhExCrPBDoFVK3aetrhgWtQk4SmLdas4Ki2rVZmZWxtosTcmPIEvN-xUgPxwDQ0gXYkAsJW3wbatRgybt-pmJThkvRUDoHF_J1BLEmUvzBr84FMv-t-j1WIu2OeNw/s320/IMG_0946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483891579343034498" border="0" /></a>So it turns out that the Michigan "U.P." is pretty remote. Very pretty and forested, but filled with random little small towns. Good thing we had our road atlas! No cell phone reception. Also, Nathan HAD to stop and enjoy a milkshake from a local shop.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJxtmRzVZgGZuUuX6HimjX5yXpCdtZYINbZjZeObCbBZvfTCSjU2DUepQ8Z7vemmOts6Y6BM0yfsP40-ZhB5DFtXkmaz25U9QsqRxADVifIcgPCT9hhvo9u_BGKglDFflTarRXg/s1600/IMG_0936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJxtmRzVZgGZuUuX6HimjX5yXpCdtZYINbZjZeObCbBZvfTCSjU2DUepQ8Z7vemmOts6Y6BM0yfsP40-ZhB5DFtXkmaz25U9QsqRxADVifIcgPCT9hhvo9u_BGKglDFflTarRXg/s320/IMG_0936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483891569764491442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDeqgFVmZ8jIg8FcVE2mchv6FbVzVUaWhV4JkhQOwykgDqb-FYa39bSERNJI2G_zCU26zmDcOt85Ew1f8V_Yy1Xh6QSYdHxjfBU9ix4MmVrt_qTh89y8P5j0u_puThiAV8tR6yg/s1600/IMG_0948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDeqgFVmZ8jIg8FcVE2mchv6FbVzVUaWhV4JkhQOwykgDqb-FYa39bSERNJI2G_zCU26zmDcOt85Ew1f8V_Yy1Xh6QSYdHxjfBU9ix4MmVrt_qTh89y8P5j0u_puThiAV8tR6yg/s320/IMG_0948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483904549557165010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6Ff0AQuBNHeEQmr90R7leJ3MbTypH7rTy1nVWtZ3KQrHhyphenhyphenlN_L3JGVCQjAkwsxY70AzXoaIjrLKu3zOvClJ0FWpS2-5bdUa8eRb6_8cw13atu2GZyXRYd46T-I3x6sl6fRuZPg/s1600/IMG_0947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6Ff0AQuBNHeEQmr90R7leJ3MbTypH7rTy1nVWtZ3KQrHhyphenhyphenlN_L3JGVCQjAkwsxY70AzXoaIjrLKu3zOvClJ0FWpS2-5bdUa8eRb6_8cw13atu2GZyXRYd46T-I3x6sl6fRuZPg/s320/IMG_0947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483891595367021426" border="0" /></a>So we had decided earlier that we wanted to make a detour and see the Painted Rocks National Lakeshore up on Lake Superior. What a great place! Jackson really wanted to hike to the Munising Falls and then really wanted to view it from every possible angle. Sooo, we humored him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59ihudZ7n5EmwQfAyl3wI8QT357JC6XINZru5OcYaIUBjTjHVWu_zU-UWEkc-0CNUCaOBOzzkxFfnELDzBYp9smlPvcY72sn_rr57ZV6b-UaRO8nsmAMK5LBC62MWVMqM1Q2lgw/s1600/IMG_0952.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59ihudZ7n5EmwQfAyl3wI8QT357JC6XINZru5OcYaIUBjTjHVWu_zU-UWEkc-0CNUCaOBOzzkxFfnELDzBYp9smlPvcY72sn_rr57ZV6b-UaRO8nsmAMK5LBC62MWVMqM1Q2lgw/s320/IMG_0952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483904979353643970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XvXY0MlVFy_Hu-ph4G7-8OQrcxhG06Txjc6NXqT3QF-yfbZ1REmSXtYTOSk9YeD9u5x1W3BAuQiFdRfaXWeZwqcAhYz5rvJM6otUhMYxS0l5T_PctRKnDliWsQQiXT-qVkRnXA/s1600/IMG_0953.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XvXY0MlVFy_Hu-ph4G7-8OQrcxhG06Txjc6NXqT3QF-yfbZ1REmSXtYTOSk9YeD9u5x1W3BAuQiFdRfaXWeZwqcAhYz5rvJM6otUhMYxS0l5T_PctRKnDliWsQQiXT-qVkRnXA/s320/IMG_0953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483906031331667714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also, we drove out to Miners Castle (this cool towering rock formation). What was most amazing was the color of the water. It looked like the Caribbean!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK92cL_VXhVPtRdPqLiFAkY46S73xfV15LpiyfAxdXgAVJ838rf1Z6Ud4t55KmUe4iV0vzeUYMEsJnLKlwIW7CDsN1VxoRqDH9YXPjph09-J0GCPRkowU1COT4KchR5zb7JjYpjQ/s1600/IMG_0958.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK92cL_VXhVPtRdPqLiFAkY46S73xfV15LpiyfAxdXgAVJ838rf1Z6Ud4t55KmUe4iV0vzeUYMEsJnLKlwIW7CDsN1VxoRqDH9YXPjph09-J0GCPRkowU1COT4KchR5zb7JjYpjQ/s320/IMG_0958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483906577686012130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj7fgML65HrXw6Y8VrhL61FXOGa5s9Fn8KQE8FPV-tk9ednvlwxdO76Zwpe2HQIrFe2yLFgnjwFUXCfNXXv9S38vC1s7WZnOM4MfOdl-3uiOj-5LKDw7ix0RiobmXc9vdNloLxg/s1600/IMG_0962.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj7fgML65HrXw6Y8VrhL61FXOGa5s9Fn8KQE8FPV-tk9ednvlwxdO76Zwpe2HQIrFe2yLFgnjwFUXCfNXXv9S38vC1s7WZnOM4MfOdl-3uiOj-5LKDw7ix0RiobmXc9vdNloLxg/s320/IMG_0962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483906968908390066" border="0" /></a><br />It was amazing to experience some of the optical illusions there too... or maybe it's just the crazy difference in height between the two of us...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3t_HeY7HOim0dMo16RzWbmPaA_CsUaWtFVEj3bJ73TqwULPjhWlm_4Bux6s3352t9xsu25_fSvBZVhnQz-g7vOe9L7aIK5wjIjHab_nX1hzn0CSW36zV1V-Eea4116RRipzaEQ/s1600/IMG_0968.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3t_HeY7HOim0dMo16RzWbmPaA_CsUaWtFVEj3bJ73TqwULPjhWlm_4Bux6s3352t9xsu25_fSvBZVhnQz-g7vOe9L7aIK5wjIjHab_nX1hzn0CSW36zV1V-Eea4116RRipzaEQ/s320/IMG_0968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483907644494518418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2VvhV_AyqAo1VWNWs6OhnW-MjW8u6EwV9DdUjhYwYTOrlRLphTE7tMZNYnjFFoM28UuZ3QJSiwoOZaUuJNe-yqPSgyK-zVH4nyFXSXyu_0Pko8YfWh3bvIPjmEA9-LcIqWwM0w/s1600/IMG_0966.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2VvhV_AyqAo1VWNWs6OhnW-MjW8u6EwV9DdUjhYwYTOrlRLphTE7tMZNYnjFFoM28UuZ3QJSiwoOZaUuJNe-yqPSgyK-zVH4nyFXSXyu_0Pko8YfWh3bvIPjmEA9-LcIqWwM0w/s320/IMG_0966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483907651066194562" border="0" /></a><br />Spent the night in "the Soo", or Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and enjoyed a game of minigolf (with a view of the Canadian border) to finish the evening.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cepD8eRSZY67LdzQ_h9zvprNAJUPCB0MLEWvx7qb41_M0kyXGzqI8qOyxcY9EIymiBgXyzxx5zZiO_NGe0-4VW93ULANjMsMS0b9gv7szdJOgLpI8uXxwAbf1lecfOjg5ckSSQ/s1600/IMG_0971.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cepD8eRSZY67LdzQ_h9zvprNAJUPCB0MLEWvx7qb41_M0kyXGzqI8qOyxcY9EIymiBgXyzxx5zZiO_NGe0-4VW93ULANjMsMS0b9gv7szdJOgLpI8uXxwAbf1lecfOjg5ckSSQ/s320/IMG_0971.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483907661435572962" border="0" /></a>Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-89227146630395539982010-06-07T08:48:00.000-07:002010-06-13T09:00:19.346-07:00Cross Country Roadtrip Day #6So sad to leave Minnesota and all of the beautiful lakes and fluffy clouds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CBM37Ok-bDwHVqiY_o_54tUw3hlwICM-iMWneRTdkD2JHGXFxXaPEnafjd75WIWxzPkD3LKUy1s7oB61SftwHf3qVIvP5Wv1YzZ2Y_w34SY-Q6oZvK_2LUTO_U8XFv3mmpGcsg/s1600/IMG_0918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CBM37Ok-bDwHVqiY_o_54tUw3hlwICM-iMWneRTdkD2JHGXFxXaPEnafjd75WIWxzPkD3LKUy1s7oB61SftwHf3qVIvP5Wv1YzZ2Y_w34SY-Q6oZvK_2LUTO_U8XFv3mmpGcsg/s320/IMG_0918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482287478726453122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53J5h5OmOgI241SplCQHc3zcVs8mWXhDpnlyPlHWVwTmXhSWfKcsP6XVi3ZdndPY6DWeLv8p4WviHFUOfyZ-Qsz0qJFXM3sgJYPvEByS45j6b_cLToV8KELgrdgZr_j_i-1kZ0w/s1600/IMG_0921.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53J5h5OmOgI241SplCQHc3zcVs8mWXhDpnlyPlHWVwTmXhSWfKcsP6XVi3ZdndPY6DWeLv8p4WviHFUOfyZ-Qsz0qJFXM3sgJYPvEByS45j6b_cLToV8KELgrdgZr_j_i-1kZ0w/s320/IMG_0921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482287490214338530" border="0" /></a><br />Long day driving across the rest of Minnesota and through Wisconsin. One highlight: CHEESE! Drove through cranberry country and cheese factories (unfortunately not as many as in the south of the state). Even had to take a few detours across county roads due to lots and lots of road construction. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLw7gjpUWZyh9R_-TVH-u-N_Qp2j-aCdLlhG_ObjoBZC8SsVL-17QP_9QOeQHcAf_Kh0T1tVMZZzEknyDNgN9lXDpJUy3iZ4-Nlsv_i1J-PtzqPrY7rndT15_Uuql0WzNlkx7UHQ/s1600/IMG_0927.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLw7gjpUWZyh9R_-TVH-u-N_Qp2j-aCdLlhG_ObjoBZC8SsVL-17QP_9QOeQHcAf_Kh0T1tVMZZzEknyDNgN9lXDpJUy3iZ4-Nlsv_i1J-PtzqPrY7rndT15_Uuql0WzNlkx7UHQ/s320/IMG_0927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482287513891810338" border="0" /></a>Finally made it into Green Bay, Wisconsin and had a nice "date night". We went out to Sammy's Pizza (a famous pizza joint near the stadium where the Packers play) and then went to see "Get Him to the Greek" at the movie theater.Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-75736435711779115262010-06-06T05:06:00.000-07:002010-06-13T08:45:33.334-07:00Cross Country Roadtrip Day #5Spent an awesome day of activities with the Berthelsens. Great to have another "rest day". Jackson spent most of the day rolling around and playing in the backyard and Hermione slept on the comfy guest bed (looking out the window longingly), most of the day.<br />While Uncle Steve was in the OR early (repairing 2 hips), Nathan and I slept in and then shared a delicious breakfast with Aunt Bobetta. We even got a tour of the town, including "prairie dog town". Next we played 18 holes on a beautiful golf course in Fairmont. I did not play very well as usual, but Nathan and Uncle Steve were neck and neck, but Nathan ended up winning (92-94).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kBocbBxF6b8PsmmVf9B6G8FtajZ7suieG8szdX-MIXHJK2V8Kh7_Y1l2B7NYBQJuXpb2GiezXNck42aWfJky9biXAv4Xgc-YGwlaYYUYvfHAJhkS3zMJYbQKtLD6TKdWmEmOfw/s1600/IMG_0894.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kBocbBxF6b8PsmmVf9B6G8FtajZ7suieG8szdX-MIXHJK2V8Kh7_Y1l2B7NYBQJuXpb2GiezXNck42aWfJky9biXAv4Xgc-YGwlaYYUYvfHAJhkS3zMJYbQKtLD6TKdWmEmOfw/s320/IMG_0894.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481850726029571714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90UHDkfIEcYwXSwmO0xh6QlIxFfPxqtw4V3p_xEsCkmRwtWYdUsaiEbKqPALPxDiJmgd40liFpAq1ro9PGZdFEA61V8a0rqUbDvqWVwLQaTa-Q5B-DpEuUJ8BFPbJPfPxn_cYhg/s1600/IMG_0895.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90UHDkfIEcYwXSwmO0xh6QlIxFfPxqtw4V3p_xEsCkmRwtWYdUsaiEbKqPALPxDiJmgd40liFpAq1ro9PGZdFEA61V8a0rqUbDvqWVwLQaTa-Q5B-DpEuUJ8BFPbJPfPxn_cYhg/s320/IMG_0895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481854944121731218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Hb7jxXPWc5qzo4pIlVPXerzjgbu5YGjZlotqlJW-kh0w5W_pJsPS3lNMDO5Uum0DNGYKQ7iKyzLrFUMuPdeC20nn4P-ZM-YFiSY_yUCrYX1ku0BlEFPoBMgiy1cgsS_4eE8Nhw/s1600/IMG_0896.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Hb7jxXPWc5qzo4pIlVPXerzjgbu5YGjZlotqlJW-kh0w5W_pJsPS3lNMDO5Uum0DNGYKQ7iKyzLrFUMuPdeC20nn4P-ZM-YFiSY_yUCrYX1ku0BlEFPoBMgiy1cgsS_4eE8Nhw/s320/IMG_0896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481856240897194850" border="0" /></a><br />Then we hurried home to pick up Aunt Bobetta and the kayaks! Took a great evening paddle through one of the many lakes and into the slough...even went through a tunnel. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55njqeW5YXhR6hKT5OCKLXVNskq2lzf2i-MwtVl906zjc17UdxAug4aMANREi-Q_5xHj51ELrHzMqJBaCq46S-RQyz8cBDeDsgYCwh6Pl4SudjnYl1rnBpzuJDHT4V8scodmkvg/s320/IMG_0910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482284393255024018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFKjPkbfS3EAEAOdCBbgyxzIsCWFO6nQs4ijagWGZcrif4FaUpCRfcM4pSG3S5kHKepYj_zKy36fd0IkRqIucvPKFSgcP_deCrdSjO1VvGEQ9lUs4bPT86zPWDFR3bU-r05CG2g/s1600/IMG_0916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFKjPkbfS3EAEAOdCBbgyxzIsCWFO6nQs4ijagWGZcrif4FaUpCRfcM4pSG3S5kHKepYj_zKy36fd0IkRqIucvPKFSgcP_deCrdSjO1VvGEQ9lUs4bPT86zPWDFR3bU-r05CG2g/s320/IMG_0916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482284410034779314" border="0" /></a>Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-27768171528646814922010-06-05T19:46:00.000-07:002010-06-08T19:59:59.310-07:00Cross Country Roadtrip Day #4Traveling day... Drove across South Dakota and into Minnesota. After leaving Rapid City, SD with Starbucks in hand, we made our first stop in the town of Wall at the famous Wall Drug. We shared a delicious homemade cake doughnut with maple frosting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgFPtUwKNSO7_tWTQsBMtcLEo6dWZWPowayWvHvLEYHNsWf2-lSeVIYj8ej0Mxio1fkZKv3ixGa10XZQsLign5WPQBWG9m9R9KfTFFua6LteEx_ecMKQpZPUq7F-tM7guZa2bKQ/s1600/IMG_0887.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgFPtUwKNSO7_tWTQsBMtcLEo6dWZWPowayWvHvLEYHNsWf2-lSeVIYj8ej0Mxio1fkZKv3ixGa10XZQsLign5WPQBWG9m9R9KfTFFua6LteEx_ecMKQpZPUq7F-tM7guZa2bKQ/s320/IMG_0887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480601624252082674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM444LDZusBPES4w-3BmMh4C3TsufR18m6Tcq8lGi2gKb4nCH3YEvA8NncJ2577_v6b4bc6KHt-sNSPSh4f1ONMYRCcxFAjSztonYU-kPcwe2YHWUDkAftV53KlYX4-oH9SyIUPA/s1600/IMG_0886.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM444LDZusBPES4w-3BmMh4C3TsufR18m6Tcq8lGi2gKb4nCH3YEvA8NncJ2577_v6b4bc6KHt-sNSPSh4f1ONMYRCcxFAjSztonYU-kPcwe2YHWUDkAftV53KlYX4-oH9SyIUPA/s320/IMG_0886.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480601616230550210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then we decided to take a scenic detour through the Badlands National Park. It was so prehistoric looking. I kept humming the theme song from Jurassic Park and checking over my shoulder to make sure a TRex wasn't following us. Nathan just kept making that chirping noise that the Velociraptors used. Fortunately or unfortunately there were no dinosaur sightings; however, we did see a few Bighorn Sheep crossing the road in front of us. I also got yet another stamp in my National Park passport :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45pzI-5zwmEKWQVpA2nYw5EAbjhKEdSbKt-oi1PiU0LPedlUQ7Eg_o01kYbGXrwvU8n0e4cwwJtOgMqpL4G1uxS8p2GC32rMFaGD6eerRtJ388OsE3kOaH6KcyuGfJLF80pYaaw/s1600/IMG_0892.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45pzI-5zwmEKWQVpA2nYw5EAbjhKEdSbKt-oi1PiU0LPedlUQ7Eg_o01kYbGXrwvU8n0e4cwwJtOgMqpL4G1uxS8p2GC32rMFaGD6eerRtJ388OsE3kOaH6KcyuGfJLF80pYaaw/s320/IMG_0892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480601660737327650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8n-A1d3sTBB-fwavL3ceq19MTyQPr3wIHRV0aAgF5o5F1qDfrI8jPtsYJ72QiMgarS31RrPX7WGmqFLq15KB-arH3yslRRImeTopK9f-2R6A4yvEJNPTgNzyFxZ4eyrnS38mtw/s1600/IMG_0890.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8n-A1d3sTBB-fwavL3ceq19MTyQPr3wIHRV0aAgF5o5F1qDfrI8jPtsYJ72QiMgarS31RrPX7WGmqFLq15KB-arH3yslRRImeTopK9f-2R6A4yvEJNPTgNzyFxZ4eyrnS38mtw/s320/IMG_0890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480601634608990722" border="0" /></a><br />Drove the rest of the looong drive through the prairie listening to praise music and enjoying the huge puffy white clouds. Finally made it into Minnesota and pulled off into the town of Fairmont. We were very fortunate to be able to stay with some family friends (Steve and Bobetta Berthelsen) for two nights. Tasty snacks on arrival and several games of Sequence followed. Very nice to see familiar faces.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtIMKWjh4XwyEvz4w2VnfUdJ2wVEBGemhJVuIj_6xFg_i_TfdthWSUrJ4DRKafnl_j3yyYhgLRCIzAIn_qpXTWTlTH9ZJa1A15Pwyo0vZZ_wnWS3TK6BjVmTzmQ7uNBOVmSw-Yw/s1600/IMG_0891.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtIMKWjh4XwyEvz4w2VnfUdJ2wVEBGemhJVuIj_6xFg_i_TfdthWSUrJ4DRKafnl_j3yyYhgLRCIzAIn_qpXTWTlTH9ZJa1A15Pwyo0vZZ_wnWS3TK6BjVmTzmQ7uNBOVmSw-Yw/s320/IMG_0891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480601645354313154" border="0" /></a>Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-38037187976317597812010-06-04T09:54:00.000-07:002010-06-07T10:29:42.367-07:00Cross Country Roadtrip Day #3Sight-seeing day! The animals were able to rest in the hotel room while Nathan and I became "ultimate tourists" and I finally got to see MT. RUSHMORE!!! It was everything that I had every hoped and more :) I was almost giddy as we were walking up the pathway with all of the state's flags. Then I made Nathan take a picture in front of the same walkway where he looks like a little boy in his Wolverine shirt. We even found our favorite state!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxrXhSEmqHzOer9pJOZhE6KKiA4Yx3adnjRH8nDZcAgdLkeFHbiO9PkA1Hupc9NslCl4iyU8a0LtR5qo7X7y6H0lRnSASwq4N_76ADBjv5AN7bjmO8wP3WIeVEzQXUnEfArwsAg/s1600/IMG_0849.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxrXhSEmqHzOer9pJOZhE6KKiA4Yx3adnjRH8nDZcAgdLkeFHbiO9PkA1Hupc9NslCl4iyU8a0LtR5qo7X7y6H0lRnSASwq4N_76ADBjv5AN7bjmO8wP3WIeVEzQXUnEfArwsAg/s320/IMG_0849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480077911860575666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHPaDeYWv2-6EIcV5z9AfxspRiNp-fykQ3yscKnRlMzGRcy5FZ-WnYXbHxrb3pI3GezLxx3uwLvoRTMe2o9qdo8VJ780w3jrKLDCKtu1v9MHd8eZaC4ePrMnb7jtt_AVr2_CPxw/s1600/IMG_0851.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHPaDeYWv2-6EIcV5z9AfxspRiNp-fykQ3yscKnRlMzGRcy5FZ-WnYXbHxrb3pI3GezLxx3uwLvoRTMe2o9qdo8VJ780w3jrKLDCKtu1v9MHd8eZaC4ePrMnb7jtt_AVr2_CPxw/s320/IMG_0851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480077918495856930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlEG2fxyj-l3O73n4NJ-ZCilVN4wnss9r6HwXEj6CozmA7ywkl289eUuuYmUSmR7LmVc0b-iMjCR_FyRap_P2SHLH0J0pwgVs8iMikx0cIVNMM6bNXN4aWAPKp5LcsZdeaymQLA/s1600/IMG_0852.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlEG2fxyj-l3O73n4NJ-ZCilVN4wnss9r6HwXEj6CozmA7ywkl289eUuuYmUSmR7LmVc0b-iMjCR_FyRap_P2SHLH0J0pwgVs8iMikx0cIVNMM6bNXN4aWAPKp5LcsZdeaymQLA/s320/IMG_0852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480077927264107682" border="0" /></a><br />Took a walk around the Presidential Trail Loop to get a closer view of the sculptures. It was there that we realized that Nathan seems to resemble a certain somebody on that mountainside. Can you guess who?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsSH4JIk2ZbDRxFRueizL_TllRjj-vnIvzeKTAYeN593GoYni0WlnvN8379zblNfPrVV45fJjhC2RVL46ExTl7yCNwvlpF1rdcFP8z8H6lCyWYvcNzDdGFOK58j8OGqIZCADWuw/s1600/IMG_0864.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsSH4JIk2ZbDRxFRueizL_TllRjj-vnIvzeKTAYeN593GoYni0WlnvN8379zblNfPrVV45fJjhC2RVL46ExTl7yCNwvlpF1rdcFP8z8H6lCyWYvcNzDdGFOK58j8OGqIZCADWuw/s320/IMG_0864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480080675314494914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif52BRexFDxZTmbQS4JG8-8GRXiUl9PUC6axhYa8CXNOo1W-2X5ytDbjUQY9D4sMWFNhUDEN3D_BTdVLvbY3WAUIljKi8OHP8cb6wXgaVPjRE85xML4tIAxaJ53mMQbFjDSN8WZg/s1600/IMG_0857.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif52BRexFDxZTmbQS4JG8-8GRXiUl9PUC6axhYa8CXNOo1W-2X5ytDbjUQY9D4sMWFNhUDEN3D_BTdVLvbY3WAUIljKi8OHP8cb6wXgaVPjRE85xML4tIAxaJ53mMQbFjDSN8WZg/s320/IMG_0857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480077942950993058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY28Ufbmv0dyDzybBjDy5DAbKW312XxohR4l-eT8wriax8snFGT4MKj9-le9nxa2p5KUFpi27NGkovRZ-xO-zSQ0ivrG9wqnjGd_3Gspg6NJ4PRQWMyZPx5OsdIXv9i39B2jodRQ/s1600/IMG_0856.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY28Ufbmv0dyDzybBjDy5DAbKW312XxohR4l-eT8wriax8snFGT4MKj9-le9nxa2p5KUFpi27NGkovRZ-xO-zSQ0ivrG9wqnjGd_3Gspg6NJ4PRQWMyZPx5OsdIXv9i39B2jodRQ/s320/IMG_0856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480077937733172466" border="0" /></a>Next we checked out the Crazy Horse monument. Since Nathan visited the park as a kid they have managed to complete his face (this was slightly more exciting than the armpit that Nathan remembered seeing back in the day).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7rG_e-mBjkWTb-36pqZTMCgeNRWYKChY4CC6i0idLapzhIjO8QuZXkbH5Zx36yEchh9xPDzgOygV94zEO2YWJHPAe_uJ9XNDiKe0yN4awymmdze3f_XiEcd2tDrGeHMIzTWyfg/s1600/IMG_0867.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7rG_e-mBjkWTb-36pqZTMCgeNRWYKChY4CC6i0idLapzhIjO8QuZXkbH5Zx36yEchh9xPDzgOygV94zEO2YWJHPAe_uJ9XNDiKe0yN4awymmdze3f_XiEcd2tDrGeHMIzTWyfg/s320/IMG_0867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480080682916998626" border="0" /></a>Took a scenic drive through Custer State Park next (within the Black Hills National Forest) and saw some antelope and buffalo. Nathan decided to stop at a little creek to munch on his chips and salsa. The entire park reminded us of being in Yellowstone 2 summers ago with our families.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNF1z_K1qkgXAF46RypOqmTZ_a35ER3147FLngBoBiIKHLPDMkMz9_QGhn15GKUjOVv8m3WG8SvD7cFLfm7EvbthwWf4tilqRm7vkOXRevamyb7Gv5CKbpXcqHD7zDyYG5uyrxg/s1600/IMG_0873.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNF1z_K1qkgXAF46RypOqmTZ_a35ER3147FLngBoBiIKHLPDMkMz9_QGhn15GKUjOVv8m3WG8SvD7cFLfm7EvbthwWf4tilqRm7vkOXRevamyb7Gv5CKbpXcqHD7zDyYG5uyrxg/s320/IMG_0873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480080699441454466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptmlxGYYxReqrUhLVZX5DzI9uYzWgv8ScNvVY9DWfeefsaVNDxKR6WmCphGtqTnOMuHeiPZ3lkRczj0y_iBQ4JD0pqhbQVX5tXL5LKltgPrED3Ewi_vsDIQ7fKsHXbr3KnLXXOQ/s1600/IMG_0874.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptmlxGYYxReqrUhLVZX5DzI9uYzWgv8ScNvVY9DWfeefsaVNDxKR6WmCphGtqTnOMuHeiPZ3lkRczj0y_iBQ4JD0pqhbQVX5tXL5LKltgPrED3Ewi_vsDIQ7fKsHXbr3KnLXXOQ/s320/IMG_0874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480080710692564690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjP-EYXGCjEHf3xhT4ZNkefYlO8BqdPBdIViIqlT_zeXiAy7oxTadNLDl388GXBt-SSOWU_ftnXkdlAGEhNXi7Jqo0gmuofWelwdnvk9jM9htITrOv-QjNzX3IecWItXd-eiiwAA/s1600/IMG_0869.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjP-EYXGCjEHf3xhT4ZNkefYlO8BqdPBdIViIqlT_zeXiAy7oxTadNLDl388GXBt-SSOWU_ftnXkdlAGEhNXi7Jqo0gmuofWelwdnvk9jM9htITrOv-QjNzX3IecWItXd-eiiwAA/s320/IMG_0869.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480080693147466834" border="0" /></a>Custer State Park turned into Wind Cave National Park and we stopped again for a scenic view (where this time I had some tasty blueberries). <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzEU8P9OWN2Pma87EZyoKcp5sks__FYJ7VSDw50Ae4x9tju_er3sXeMkW4FWiwLWOl-9daycYu_5dN1cwoHVXjva1lkL4afX29e9FJfZw5KwEXr4by4rCZ9T7rjPHXDyXuzwt9Q/s1600/IMG_0877.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzEU8P9OWN2Pma87EZyoKcp5sks__FYJ7VSDw50Ae4x9tju_er3sXeMkW4FWiwLWOl-9daycYu_5dN1cwoHVXjva1lkL4afX29e9FJfZw5KwEXr4by4rCZ9T7rjPHXDyXuzwt9Q/s320/IMG_0877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480082424220397570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXVPNXyvaGBJ76wQenWhVYAp2uNg26M_J0bUuBHeEBNaWd59iRqL3qwmjWKJ0seYbENbycew5lghHuOz_HmqSFkTLHx-PJifN0YWZKOPFX0Ko4XClPWdxl58AnOtUFuR7TCzO8g/s1600/IMG_0875.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXVPNXyvaGBJ76wQenWhVYAp2uNg26M_J0bUuBHeEBNaWd59iRqL3qwmjWKJ0seYbENbycew5lghHuOz_HmqSFkTLHx-PJifN0YWZKOPFX0Ko4XClPWdxl58AnOtUFuR7TCzO8g/s320/IMG_0875.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480082415883128722" border="0" /></a><br />Next we checked out the town of Hot Springs (the hometown of Nathan's Grandpa Schmunk) and explored the Mammoth Site. They have uncovered bones from 56 young adult male Columbian and Woolly Mammoths in this former sink hole and give tours at the actual dig site. Pretty cool. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuNA9TlTcaZe4YSHlts_e1j2l83DPPxMhb8bpFHT8Ya2cT5iB1AkdFvuwfvMgYaUfJk1ivKtJw3CSllZACk-X98RE8BEoLSwJiMSq3I28R2cK3joGn5bjJNNuuwyjD29HsMkbRQ/s1600/IMG_0881.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuNA9TlTcaZe4YSHlts_e1j2l83DPPxMhb8bpFHT8Ya2cT5iB1AkdFvuwfvMgYaUfJk1ivKtJw3CSllZACk-X98RE8BEoLSwJiMSq3I28R2cK3joGn5bjJNNuuwyjD29HsMkbRQ/s320/IMG_0881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480082435336687106" border="0" /></a>We were confused about the next fossil though. Supposedly this was an extinct giant bear (larger than a grizzly), but we didn't remember this bone from anatomy class....were the archaeologists just messing with us?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlUdmEazibR-DiOFenfQ8-WWAYRLT2QHyK56L3jjzaAdicokglsVLtT3SQv7N4TOrXIxTnnvgL_9OXF7coA96a1QgyK01cu2xLwgUC7Cj7rwBt723t3DkU2l9OZmPKk6wmJQfqg/s1600/IMG_0885.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlUdmEazibR-DiOFenfQ8-WWAYRLT2QHyK56L3jjzaAdicokglsVLtT3SQv7N4TOrXIxTnnvgL_9OXF7coA96a1QgyK01cu2xLwgUC7Cj7rwBt723t3DkU2l9OZmPKk6wmJQfqg/s320/IMG_0885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480082441709540338" border="0" /></a>Ate dinner at the Firehouse Brewery. Tasty buffalo brisket and cheddar beer soup. Delicious.Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-44788378032482843392010-06-03T05:08:00.000-07:002010-06-07T09:47:27.385-07:00Cross Country Roadtrip Day #2Woke up in the morning and spent a little quiet time on the deck of Krystal's grandfather's house, just enjoying the view of the mountains surrounding Heber City.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fPBrFr9umODYPuSyO3PfzBiMJkR4z4e0a97FmmxhyphenhyphensDUbx66fKDjivJj2OiDaVfgCmF96Tp-RkjWKGKIGGumCknfwCiAD6XxVYjb2zsHt2W6T-ZfnNKXVuwjkFwa3Kg4iCOeRg/s1600/IMG_0823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fPBrFr9umODYPuSyO3PfzBiMJkR4z4e0a97FmmxhyphenhyphensDUbx66fKDjivJj2OiDaVfgCmF96Tp-RkjWKGKIGGumCknfwCiAD6XxVYjb2zsHt2W6T-ZfnNKXVuwjkFwa3Kg4iCOeRg/s320/IMG_0823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480004438903592562" border="0" /></a>Filled our bellies at the local diner, aptly named "The Hub" and ordered a scone which turned out to be more like an enormous funnel cake! Then we set out to explore northeastern Utah on our way to Wyoming. We visited the local crater in Midway that is open for scuba diving (unfortunately, it was closed when we passed through). We also enjoyed checking out the enormous houses and golf courses on the way to Park City.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepMRNWjZsOZS7PdCXuxjjV7OFoYP6pqIks2QRcC-TQI-oyJ0TjXo6YHAtL56_sRZqWLmqxRdYs7msU1erjxUeEMTG_jKfq5vqyRKCU3PpC4Vv4smyBSczdKUgSZrxnOCxKYrQYw/s1600/IMG_0827.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepMRNWjZsOZS7PdCXuxjjV7OFoYP6pqIks2QRcC-TQI-oyJ0TjXo6YHAtL56_sRZqWLmqxRdYs7msU1erjxUeEMTG_jKfq5vqyRKCU3PpC4Vv4smyBSczdKUgSZrxnOCxKYrQYw/s320/IMG_0827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480004448174747586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHVHt0aZ46BYwdfgs1PHw7kFDzdMBkpc5iREAUhBRN8p2BnaRe1CbhSpNsTVEeiV9VfgyLpt82Ds_wNhA57R4a1hCbz-HQpePxY5g40wTOtDRBTZjYeCjauLE1xZjOe9RuG3YLQ/s1600/IMG_0831.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHVHt0aZ46BYwdfgs1PHw7kFDzdMBkpc5iREAUhBRN8p2BnaRe1CbhSpNsTVEeiV9VfgyLpt82Ds_wNhA57R4a1hCbz-HQpePxY5g40wTOtDRBTZjYeCjauLE1xZjOe9RuG3YLQ/s320/IMG_0831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480004453675709266" border="0" /></a>The rest of the day was spent driving across Wyoming (on the I-80 and then up through Casper and then Lusk) and then on into the southwestern corner of South Dakota. Beautiful country. We decided that it would be a geologist's heaven! God is an amazing Creator.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXnBQmrgyK5Lek2fCi5UUk3OPT18dKs_9Q23hiFMPlFMEmHcHew7iG4r-wCtqaS6IzBTwg4X4Pf9cO3pgK8-NKCP0tUj42SAFBjKFLO7t6l-hcNkcosSHJ5rKiVDgvLqj-jIn0Q/s1600/IMG_0837.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXnBQmrgyK5Lek2fCi5UUk3OPT18dKs_9Q23hiFMPlFMEmHcHew7iG4r-wCtqaS6IzBTwg4X4Pf9cO3pgK8-NKCP0tUj42SAFBjKFLO7t6l-hcNkcosSHJ5rKiVDgvLqj-jIn0Q/s320/IMG_0837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480004461977117474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOUUTvF3nnm4tq-isOyssfqaBm-SzIY97RcZR_lqlIp5NQ_Kcfrt6vKTQfJXYcaCg9BOMlbrMK1kRRj5Cr_C0wFNN5YkIDKj-Apd5xqkmygFrQeSMcSoV21OH0rzRF8cnSNY7ZQ/s1600/IMG_0840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOUUTvF3nnm4tq-isOyssfqaBm-SzIY97RcZR_lqlIp5NQ_Kcfrt6vKTQfJXYcaCg9BOMlbrMK1kRRj5Cr_C0wFNN5YkIDKj-Apd5xqkmygFrQeSMcSoV21OH0rzRF8cnSNY7ZQ/s320/IMG_0840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480004470146820706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wIRV76JCGN8X-EdfANotqWwqGzFQO3gboVb-qOM4TeaxAB-s-FFZ0RujWnqkHQzggXQuYQgmK6hK8ZGb0Bcb_T_PfE4Lhw0L6k2zYdIkc8CdIZhhyphenhyphenZWMDr4mE9wj3PJ9un_sDg/s1600/IMG_0844.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wIRV76JCGN8X-EdfANotqWwqGzFQO3gboVb-qOM4TeaxAB-s-FFZ0RujWnqkHQzggXQuYQgmK6hK8ZGb0Bcb_T_PfE4Lhw0L6k2zYdIkc8CdIZhhyphenhyphenZWMDr4mE9wj3PJ9un_sDg/s320/IMG_0844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480074110946121186" border="0" /></a>Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-33059700492050407002010-06-02T20:14:00.000-07:002010-06-06T20:59:37.966-07:00Cross Country Roadtrip Day #1Well we are off on our roadtrip to move across the United States. Loma Linda, California to Easthampton, Massachusetts. You can't get much further than that! We were so anxious to get started on our journey that we left Tuesday evening instead of Wednesday morning as originally planned. Stayed the night in Las Vegas and Hermione had her first taste of staying in a hotel. I think she got used to it...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ6fDjez8ns3gcAA-H64kINVa0Z2NGCDJn9mK8Kl9ghEJK6PVeo_BPC1NxPRi16J7ArEDAIV018GCmWJAmu0r_TXDu-x8Xdl2a0aYcMf6yIqjwTfbBpFyhZYDBvDka4r9nuxF0g/s1600/IMG_0795.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ6fDjez8ns3gcAA-H64kINVa0Z2NGCDJn9mK8Kl9ghEJK6PVeo_BPC1NxPRi16J7ArEDAIV018GCmWJAmu0r_TXDu-x8Xdl2a0aYcMf6yIqjwTfbBpFyhZYDBvDka4r9nuxF0g/s320/IMG_0795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479865793614706738" border="0" /></a><br />Ate a tasty breakfast at The Hash House in Vegas, where we tried the party hash (pastrami, chicken, and corned beef) and were overwhelmed with the massive variety of jellies and jams! (I had watermelon and orange, Nathan had apple jalapeno and reg. jalapeno).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ki7tRkyQMz2oWuS3lE526LHef70YvvBMFoC_sDM6W87_DpnE_MIuIoGIXN3rwuBuMjmZzICVCEnYiXlbxOnJDwJhaMsbjlB5jKT-ph7t9pfTfl-1kC_7E1T_hxqTwOAEN_BEDA/s1600/IMG_0798.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ki7tRkyQMz2oWuS3lE526LHef70YvvBMFoC_sDM6W87_DpnE_MIuIoGIXN3rwuBuMjmZzICVCEnYiXlbxOnJDwJhaMsbjlB5jKT-ph7t9pfTfl-1kC_7E1T_hxqTwOAEN_BEDA/s320/IMG_0798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479868116313609650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCHcASj3EpgmF4V5YS2mvRRpGRX3RsA_LLHa1UVwh7Dnvt-bWw5bC0KWB8n1g9Avt43R60_voNfgSZUOTd_opNGjYinjDDmM452-3Xb577Uh87BgGoVOs-KSd9gA028trnE1nlQ/s1600/IMG_0797.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCHcASj3EpgmF4V5YS2mvRRpGRX3RsA_LLHa1UVwh7Dnvt-bWw5bC0KWB8n1g9Avt43R60_voNfgSZUOTd_opNGjYinjDDmM452-3Xb577Uh87BgGoVOs-KSd9gA028trnE1nlQ/s320/IMG_0797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479868110267483554" border="0" /></a>So with full bellies we headed towards Utah. Stopped for an amazing couple of hours in Zion National Park, took Jackson for a little walk, ate a picnic lunch, and got a stamp in my "National Parks passport" (I think this might be made for kids, but I really like doing it too!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9rR8rOCM4Fjev0C4vXPvrkAEkF6qh17bU-Q1fIfHLcS1KM00LyIZuuUcNVo8sZNDgFHZVJKfxG79I-CVauydxW617pVHmL0bI2r56xbmgEcWquJQMvApAZZoB-FZ1DB1sKTOJA/s1600/IMG_0813.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9rR8rOCM4Fjev0C4vXPvrkAEkF6qh17bU-Q1fIfHLcS1KM00LyIZuuUcNVo8sZNDgFHZVJKfxG79I-CVauydxW617pVHmL0bI2r56xbmgEcWquJQMvApAZZoB-FZ1DB1sKTOJA/s320/IMG_0813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479871320091975410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUVYdP2QAeGPMod5LJg8Z3FtJFswaAwcXmdqTA6P5Mbkq8376NuY-nD9xKrTzzd-ORdFliO6RqY9nr0XTbJT152b3sC6qtMpSYTqNYEK3WmcnRZ2XFlUIac6HPCF9qi6mnVV9bA/s1600/IMG_0817.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUVYdP2QAeGPMod5LJg8Z3FtJFswaAwcXmdqTA6P5Mbkq8376NuY-nD9xKrTzzd-ORdFliO6RqY9nr0XTbJT152b3sC6qtMpSYTqNYEK3WmcnRZ2XFlUIac6HPCF9qi6mnVV9bA/s320/IMG_0817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479871327736531090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdTc4VTLoJofvGUvBOebG9bd5KLHZ46T7nieNzUkXA__sLE1UN-IUWznoPByhk6L2d3CuVTm1Iguy_rYcozdd004Flku3-SrAOFUq6MVGvUP9mqQDgcCENxjyybMUflADFr1DxA/s1600/IMG_0806.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdTc4VTLoJofvGUvBOebG9bd5KLHZ46T7nieNzUkXA__sLE1UN-IUWznoPByhk6L2d3CuVTm1Iguy_rYcozdd004Flku3-SrAOFUq6MVGvUP9mqQDgcCENxjyybMUflADFr1DxA/s320/IMG_0806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479871309541810562" border="0" /></a><br />The rest of the day was spent driving and driving some more. Hermione started getting used to her new kennel too! We stopped for the night in Heber City, Utah which is just north of Provo. Krystal was kind enough to arrange for us to stay in the bunkhouse next to her grandfather's house. A great beginning to our trip.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqi6w_2osmEDoQlBsTW2GuajyO0NH7vNvrKmSKnTrjoEk9tHEZPVoZXlP67DT8_L7KPc4HarCxAZlRrO6vPN0TE05iUp_Ht_aVPS2z1FpeGHjHXXK7f-oddelsYNfmzmAfpSD6sw/s1600/IMG_0805.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqi6w_2osmEDoQlBsTW2GuajyO0NH7vNvrKmSKnTrjoEk9tHEZPVoZXlP67DT8_L7KPc4HarCxAZlRrO6vPN0TE05iUp_Ht_aVPS2z1FpeGHjHXXK7f-oddelsYNfmzmAfpSD6sw/s320/IMG_0805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479873335810463074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aI1B7J8UTq5OllsJtdkPjirTJWDMi1D1BcWVPLACjNEY4OoVPB7zDsefNAXNwZp2a8lxXaNcOnohiAoXweHlHCrLlu7LiP2xDXyenfH384J58K6_oPl2LDf-Imo2KbNBtG5QEA/s1600/IMG_0826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aI1B7J8UTq5OllsJtdkPjirTJWDMi1D1BcWVPLACjNEY4OoVPB7zDsefNAXNwZp2a8lxXaNcOnohiAoXweHlHCrLlu7LiP2xDXyenfH384J58K6_oPl2LDf-Imo2KbNBtG5QEA/s320/IMG_0826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479875084400432866" border="0" /></a>Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-18480984077506839582010-05-09T14:30:00.000-07:002010-05-10T06:41:17.184-07:00Further adventures with friends in SoCalSo we are trying to experience everything that Southern California has to offer before we move to Massachusetts in 3 1/2 weeks. It's funny that we could have both lived here for over 8 years and still not visited all the must-see places.<br /><br />On Friday we headed out to Venice Beach. I had an appointment with Du Japon Salon to get my hair cut and a wavy perm, but we started out by visiting a funky coffee shop on Abott Kinney Blvd. This coffee shop, Intelligentsia, looks like a modern laboratory. We shared a couple of tasty muffins and a pot of green tea. After breakfast I went to the salon and then we met my high school friend Yuko for a Thai food lunch. Spent a little more time wandering around Venice Beach, amazed by all the medical marijuana shops and the episode of Californication being filmed, and then traveled through crazy traffic to Disneyland. Fun times as usual with Trevor and Leah...we even checked out the newly renovated It's A Small World and watched the fireworks from the Storybookland boat.<br /><br />On Saturday we woke up early and drove with Byron and Tracy to Ventura. None of us had ever visited the Channel Islands, so we had planned on taking the ferry to Santa Cruz Island for a day of hiking and adventuring. Unfortunately, Tracy had a terrible episode of seasickness on the ferry-ride over. So terrible. We were still able to hike on several trails with gorgeous views of the ocean, cliffs, and wildflowers. These same flowers (we think) gave Nathan and Byron terrible allergies. Nathan 's eyes got all puffy and red, his nose was running out of control, and he had hives all over his neck. We hiked out to Cavern Point and then along the cliffs to Potato Harbor. A tasty sack lunch followed and then we spent the remainder of the day cowering against different cliff-edges along the beach, trying to hide from the freezing wind! The ferry-ride home was fortunately much less eventful for Tracy, but we did see an enormous pod of dolphins and a humpback whale! Rounded out the day with a dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory (don't get the Chicken Marsala...it sucks...awesome waiter though who didn't charge us for the icky chicken...good customer service and a reminder to ourselves that you should JUST GET SPAGHETTI at a restaurant called "spaghetti factory") haha. Great weekend.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABe_GqFCX0lduGKeclyB2uxfJjkLuuxQcWQIoLm920vNFY_WhWST6mK6pYaWZ6RIjbwtqfJ0-w6mUltl5bZFgYi38EAZM8j-uWVNh2YYqyuCQ8r-NW1TbuHXEXKf7ekVdj4wc_w/s1600/IMG_0546.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABe_GqFCX0lduGKeclyB2uxfJjkLuuxQcWQIoLm920vNFY_WhWST6mK6pYaWZ6RIjbwtqfJ0-w6mUltl5bZFgYi38EAZM8j-uWVNh2YYqyuCQ8r-NW1TbuHXEXKf7ekVdj4wc_w/s320/IMG_0546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469399665556945810" border="0" /></a>Intelligentsia<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ0xi0OWzdgtnEA8YRgwJ4AHwAy9j3QXFy4sHSBpkt4IOFOGwXrfq2_IJ9-fC1etCSF4h-gd3TM8NFq8fmdqcI513O2jtMD_I1j60cNcAyAMZAXr39qNMNI7FPkx2CD7BgwgNSA/s1600/IMG_0548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmf9SpAb1ir05vdrDFhVPOQiyxEefJMGaAemBJhImehgclxjeslnCxtRH_0m6fRRLNFTWlrrNL9lctDtmk0g_xGFFZaq7uWM5wZlD-rTb7JESZ6RlZIvsfRCl3yfluK8EOyY-nw/s320/IMG_0562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469398397663892610" border="0" /></a>Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-81370996430274717132010-04-27T14:12:00.000-07:002010-04-27T14:29:23.741-07:00Camping in Death Valley with Cory and KrystalFor a quick weekend camping trip we decided to head off to Death Valley since none of us that were going had ever been there. The ladies got to the camping area before Cory and I and so had the tent and a campfire already up and ready (which Cory and I agreed was awesome), but by the time that we showed up it time for a quick hot dog snack and off to bed. The whole weekend we spent checking out all the landmarks that make up Death Valley. We ran up and down sand dunes, checked out rock formations, looked down old mine shafts (that are everywhere by the way), explored the old Borax plant, drove 26 miles through Titus Canyon, and visited the lowest spot in North America which was located on the salt flats. 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It was <br>clear skies and beautiful but a cold enough wind that we needed our <br>coats. Sadly Jackson had to wait in the car since he wasn't allowed <br>past 100 ft. away from the road.Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-33054553064103927982010-02-21T09:10:00.000-08:002010-02-21T09:11:36.822-08:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGEHqrYKyVWym7H2cfK5oU1wI944ugyj5TM5UKekKsOusef5f2kQDTBZomGxz7TqMMkRm9ZBO0rhn6Uc3xdUUnOXilhkd85k4EV9qtFSbqEtjojQgKx1JrxS8jtKtBqvXpIex9Q/s1600-h/photo-796823.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGEHqrYKyVWym7H2cfK5oU1wI944ugyj5TM5UKekKsOusef5f2kQDTBZomGxz7TqMMkRm9ZBO0rhn6Uc3xdUUnOXilhkd85k4EV9qtFSbqEtjojQgKx1JrxS8jtKtBqvXpIex9Q/s320/photo-796823.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440745589285417986" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a 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Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-11150280550656085542010-02-14T13:52:00.000-08:002010-02-14T13:53:14.172-08:00Valentines Day Gardening<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHHIApHODdH_eQ7KHayiGGBwAwlXbn25IlCLZynFGvFn1LM6uc16UDH94ZxgmnEO-ZV9o2sXd6hqZKcUbhN8Tu0BwizdT4G4iRZjYt68oF8bAEbCzH258BBwbLtIY9Heikf7KmA/s1600-h/photo-794173.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHHIApHODdH_eQ7KHayiGGBwAwlXbn25IlCLZynFGvFn1LM6uc16UDH94ZxgmnEO-ZV9o2sXd6hqZKcUbhN8Tu0BwizdT4G4iRZjYt68oF8bAEbCzH258BBwbLtIY9Heikf7KmA/s320/photo-794173.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438220566642280946" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a 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Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14001908.post-58235546335237182582009-12-09T15:44:00.000-08:002009-12-09T15:45:02.480-08:00Tomatoe soup with chickpea and pesto<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiyitUMj620BkhXsBcF3Uj4zVwmWYlWWG-Qh7kX5MciVwtoW9-u-20lkMeC2pQN-HJbGi3BJyHT-U1ozyBohTTNYq9S93-IqN4IRFne-MEsK5PGLwSzipzCE4TBLcLYvhso5wuw/s1600-h/photo-702481.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiyitUMj620BkhXsBcF3Uj4zVwmWYlWWG-Qh7kX5MciVwtoW9-u-20lkMeC2pQN-HJbGi3BJyHT-U1ozyBohTTNYq9S93-IqN4IRFne-MEsK5PGLwSzipzCE4TBLcLYvhso5wuw/s320/photo-702481.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413386667007614786" /></a></p>Nathan & Jillian Schmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943134876184556728noreply@blogger.com0