Counting Down...

The last load of laundry is drying, everything else is in the car, and I'm still working on the kids' schedules, researching mileage on various drives, etc.  I'll be leaving from the soccer tournament tomorrow...hopefully I'll be delayed by both Rosie's/Marc's and Logan's teams being in their respective championship rounds!  I'm feeling a little guilty about being away from my kids for so long...but I know I have taken them on some FABULOUS trips and will continue to do so.  They have loved our month long journeys to Montana the past two summers and I know our travels have shaped the amazing little people that they are becoming.  I feel a little better about it because of something Logan's teacher told me after my (much shorter) Arizona trip last winter...that he is VERY proud of me for doing these things!  That helps.  And, we asked how they all felt about it when this was being planned.  They all told me to go and have a great adventure!  I put Jack to bed and we marked on his calendar the date that I'll be coming home.

So I think I will actually be ready tomorrow a.m. other than the fact that I haven't done any of the grocery shopping...it will give me a good excuse to stop along the way tomorrow.  My destination tomorrow is Aberdeen, SD. I'm deliberately taking a slower, less traveled route in order to spend some time around a part of the Missouri River that  I haven't been to before.  There are two disputed burial sites for Sitting Bull near the Missouri River...one in SD, one in ND.  I plan to visit both.

Here are my traveling companions.  My friend Judith brought me a St. Patrick figurine yesterday.  You guessed it...he drove the snakes out of Ireland so he will protect me from rattlesnakes  :)        The bobblehead bear was given to me by my friend Jen before the kids and I left on our first month long trip and he has even hiked with us!

 

© 2009 Tara Morrison

Welcome to my Trip Blog!

I wanted a central place to start posting all of my trip reports and photos and this seems to be a good option.   I'll be posting often on my 2009 Summer Trip and when I get back I'll post prior trip reports from prior years (including the long-awaited (by some) 2008 trouble-filled trip report (yes, really and truly!).  I leave Sunday - once again directly from a soccer tournament.  I am hoping for good weather, great adventures, and no car problems!  I will miss my kids and husband but wanted to take advantage of this opportunity.  Check back often for updates and pictures!   The question of the day today is:  Do I dare hike up to North Dakota's rattlesnake infested highpoint on Monday afternoon?  There is literally a rattlesnake den right there...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEooUg2fik4

and:     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0ajdctJiLE     (the rattlesnake den is shown at the end)

Here's a poll to help me decide:   http://surveys.polldaddy.com/s/ECDCAE3B468F694B/

© 2009 Tara Morrison