One weekend ago, we had just departed from our super, luxurious suite at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. The hubby and I had meandered through the gorgeous atriums of this high class resort several times before but we had never gotten the chance to actually be a paying customer. We decided to go all […]
The Atriums of The Opryland Hotel
My dear, sweet husband is a man of routine. It’s unusual for him to stray from his everyday ordinary rituals. It made me very proud of him to suggest (Friday afternoon, none the less) that we make a quick getaway and head for the country music capital, Nashville, for the weekend. We have a […]
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Long Drives and Small Kids
A couple months ago, Robby, Olivia, and myself spent 12ish hours in the car together making our way from Jefferson City, MO to Colorado Springs, CO. Thankfully, Little Peanut had been on long drives before, so she wasn’t totally new to this whole concept. When she was 7 months we drove to Gulf Shores and […]
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A New Site in the Making
Hi. I’m Pan, The Gravel-Roadin’ Guru. This is my new site. It’s a work in progress so please bear with me while I’m making daily changes and trying to figure out how to use WordPress. For the last year, I’ve been using the free blogger sites and decided to take the leap to a “real” […]
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Biking the Katy: From Jeff City to Hartsburg
When I was a young lass, the Katy Trail wasn’t nearly as popular or highly regarded as it is now. As a matter of fact, it’s so “new” that in 2010, they just celebrated the 20th anniversary of the trail. The trail system is made up of the old railway byways, and now is used […]
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A Travel Blog in the Making: My One Year Blogging Anniversary
One year ago today (well, not really today but it was a day around this time and that’s good enough for me), I was suffering from the insomnia of a shift worker. A typical night really. On these nights I daydream, catch up on the latest gossip on Facebook, and sharpen my skills at Bejeweled. […]
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The Old Brick House Deli: A Jefferson City Tradition
In the middle of this dreary day off work (yes, I still have that stinkin’ day job), I put aside the cleaning and laundry (it was so hard to do too, I tell ya) to go have lunch with my mom. On the days that I’m not out making the money, I’m at home with […]
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Claysville Store: Claysville, MO
This past weekend, the Hubbs, Olivia, and I made good use of such a beautiful day and went biking along the Katy Trail. I had so many things that needed to be done around the house but who can do chores when we had a 70 degree, sunshiny day after the months of dreary, miserable, […]
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My life, the balancing act
18 months. Olivia came into my life 18 months ago. Most days feel like time has flown by like Marty McFly in the Delorian. And while I give thanks daily that she’s in my life, I also struggle. See, there’s a lot of things I want to do, in addition to the long list of […]
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Unknown Landmark: Missouri Route K outside of Hermann, MO
Roadtrips. That’s where this whole thing started. Gravel-roadin’ and hitting the roads. I can’t remember exactly when I started or exactly why I fell in love but over the years, I’ve enjoyed more gravel-roadin’ adventures than I can remember. Several years back, I was in a funk. I had just went through a break up […]
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Royal Gorge, Colorado
The same day we toured the craziness of Bishop’s Castle, we also drove up to Royal Gorge. They’re about an hour drive away from each other so it’s really doable to push these two into the same day. Winter is apparently not the “in-season” for Royal Gorge but it was still a great site to […]
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Float Trips & Camping ~MO River Style~
I’m not finished telling you about my Colorado vacation. I still have things to cover like skiing atop the most gorgeous mountain and of course, driving through the arm pit of the US. AKA: Kansas. Ugh. But today my Missouri friends, I am going to divulge some Missouri stuff. Float trips and camping. What’s […]
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Meadow Muffins: Old Colorado City, CO
Friday afternoon we were headed down to Old Colorado City. My goal, my one purpose in life that day was to find the childrens store where we bought Olivia this ridiculously cute hat last summer. I had to have another one for next winter since she draws so much attention with this one. You see […]
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Vibrant little town: Manitou Springs, CO
Manitou (pronounced man-eh-too) Springs sits just on the outskirts of Colorado Springs, no more than a hop, skip, and jump away. Our first full day of Colorado was halfway spent getting from Stratton to Colorado Springs, since the highways had shut down for some unknown, unGodly reason the night prior. By the time we took […]
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Bishop’s Castle, Pueblo, CO: The height of eccentrisism
A couple weeks ago, we had a rocky start to our Rocky Mountain vacation. The day of our departure, Missouri had the first of many snowstorms, bringing our trip to a screeching halt. When we finally left and traveled all the way through the pit of Hell, I mean Kansas, and made it to Colorado, we […]
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Colorado: Picture Preview
Me and the fam just returned from a much needed, and much too short, vacay to Colorado. I have lots to tell you, just have to find the time. For now, here’s a little preview… Made a totally unexpected stop at the Rodeway Inn in Stratton, CO Wandered the streets of Manitou Springs with my […]
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Pic Post: Carl R Noren Access for the Missouri River
The Carl Noren Access to the Missouri is located just on the north side of the Jefferson City bridge. The area has a short nature trail, boat ramp, and parking for those using the pedestrian bridge. The views are wonderful!
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Finding Beauty Amongst the Dead ~ Missouri Waterways~
Let’s face it. Missouri isn’t very picturesque during the winter. I look outside and all I see is death. Death of the grass. Death of the trees. Death of all my beautiful flowers. Death. Death. Death. See? Death. Therefore, I went in search of the one thing that I can always count on to be beautiful […]
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Biking the Katy: Katy Trail State Park
Becoming a Mommy hasn’t been an easy task for me. I envy the women who have a baby and enjoy every second of every day and are just natural born Mommies. I blame most of it on Olivia’s colic. The child screamed. Every day. Every minute of every day. For 3 solid months. It was […]
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Amtrak through Missouri
Last year, shortly after I had Olivia, Robby surprised me with a train ride for the weekend to St Louis. I hadn’t been on the train since I was a kid and even then, I can’t even hardly remember that trip. The train definitely isn’t luxury at it’s finest but man, did it work out well! […]
