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Adventures in Idaho as We Get Close to Home: Jul. 24-Aug. 2
After our wonderful week in the Winds, we woke up once again with our new summer normal: tired, happy, and without a plan. The Tetons had been next on our list, but we just couldn’t deal with the thought of … Continue reading
Who Needs Presidents When We Can Be Kings?–July 11-15
It’s not often that Sarah and I are without a plan (or 2 or 3), but that was the case after a momentous week with her family at the lake in Minnesota. We’d been too busy playing and visiting to … Continue reading
Limestone Cowboys: The Sequel (Ten Sleep, WY)–June 16-July 3
With only a few weeks remaining in our Still Moonin’ Adventure, we are once again behind on our blog. Somehow, we have managed to enjoy some great climbing during the past month without feeling like we were compromising our morals … Continue reading
Still Moonin’ but Not Movin’ Part 2: March 18 – May 25, 2020
Greetings everyone! We are halfway through week 10 of “that spring we lived in Zion.†When we got here there was still significant snow in portions of the park, but next week has forecast temperatures of triple digits. We’ve “celebrated†… Continue reading
Still Moonin’ but Not Movin’–Part 1: Mar. 6-17.
In the craziness of the past 6 weeks, you probably haven’t had time to wonder what happened to those Raff people that were 8 months into their yearlong trip. Well, we’re obviously not travelling at the moment; in fact, I … Continue reading
Monteverde: It’s a Bird, It’s a Sloth, It’s Super Forest! Feb. 23-24
Costa Rica is the land of tours. Wanna’ zipline? There’s a tour for that! Wanna’ “adventure hikeâ€? Join our tour! Wanna’ swim with sloths? Simply sign up for this…wait. With a few exceptions, Sarah and I prefer do-it-yourself travel to … Continue reading
Posted in 2019- 2020 Still Mooning, Costa Rica
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Behind the Scenes: The Making of a Craggin’ Wagon–Spr. 2019.
We recently found some photos and our checklist from about this time last year. It got pretty hectic before we left, so the blog we envisioned to kick off the trip never happened, but I thought you might enjoy these … Continue reading
Punto del Diablo: Who the Devil Just Turned 40? Feb. 14-18.
Wine tasting in Carmelo was easily the highlight of our ten days in Uruguay, but the beaches were also a big draw when we planned our time there. Apparently, they are absolutely packed in December and January, so we hoped … Continue reading
Posted in 2019- 2020 Still Mooning, Uruguay 2020
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Montevideo: Where is the Carnaval? Feb. 9-10.
Some people might wonder why we chose to visit Uruguay. It was a backup plan; we’d wanted to go to Colombia, but the national park we most wanted to see would be closed for the entire month of February. We … Continue reading
Posted in 2019- 2020 Still Mooning, Uruguay 2020
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Cotopaxi and Chimborazo: A Picture-Perfect Summit and the Closest Point to the Sun–Jan. 20-26.
We left the Cayambe region with high spirits but also really hoping for better weather and a chance to climb. Cotopaxi is the picture-perfect mountain of Ecuador; it’s got the classic Andes snow line about 2/3 way up the mountain, … Continue reading
Posted in 2019- 2020 Still Mooning, Ecuador
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