HOME! 22 hours including stops—11 overnight without stopping at all (except gas). Saw the Mississippi, had lunch with Holly, and went straight to the beach instead of home. #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #fehrenbachfamilycomeshometoleelanau #day15 #homeday #beachbabiesarehome
Last day, zoo day... plus (unphotographed) dinner with Aunt Emily, and Lake Michigan-bound. #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #daylastday #20hourstogo #holyawesomevacation
First roller coaster for my big girls today! Their thumbs tell their reactions. 😂 Topped off the day with a visit with a college friend and his new baby (and ice cream!), plus some debriefing with Aunt Liz. #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day13 #reconnecting #SObraveandstilljustsix #clairebear
Denver Children’s Museum is AWESOME. We rode a bus (Public transportation is our jam). #denverwelikeyou #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day12 #bigplanstomorrowtoo #fadingfastthough #doingallthethings
Rode a train without a destination, saw the aquarium (lame, not recommended), and will Zoe ever sleep alone again once we are home? #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day11 #DenverRTD #SHARK #countrykidsinthecity
Made it! Denver! Hello creature comforts: baked food, first bath in a week, popsicles, mattresses, and wine in a real glass. #thanksauntliz #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #hadtocheckthecalendar #day10 #longestdrivedaysofar #obsessedwithroundhaybales #letsdoalltheurbanstuffnow
Last camping day before Denver... Custer State Park is still our favorite. #skiptherest #mountaingoatkidsfoundarealgoat #thisplaceisawesome #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day9ithink
Bye Badlands, and WOW Black Hills! The mountain goat children return, and every time we move west the camping gets better. #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day8 #blackhills #campingneighborhasaSBshirt #cookedrealfood #sortof #foundsuperbeer #michiganlakesstillthebest
Oh, Badlands. You are definitely not bad. 🤩 #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day7ithink #seriouslyhowdidsettlersdothisinwagons
A friend once called me a “housecat.” True story; I’m most comfortable curled up at home. Camping is tons of work and it’s OUTDOORS. But my kids? They must be mountain goats or something. #climbingalltherocks #devilsgulch #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day6 #chippedwindshield #finallyacampsitewithoutbugs🎉 #sorrySDbutMIlakesarestillbetter
South Dakota! That’s a new state for all five of us. It’s pretty gorgeous here. #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day5 #nicestcampsiteyet #mud #denverbound #750milestogo
My kids got a quintessential Minnesota day. Duluth with a freighter through the aerial lift bridge, then a family night with “long-lost cousins.” “When can we see these cousins again?!” #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day4 #repeatingchildhoodmemories #tooslowtocatchafreighter #seriouslyduluthiscool #lovethatGrandpaRon
After three hours of thunder and rain last night, we visited a laundromat to dry out... and bailed on spending another night in the storms. #thanksauntliz #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day3 #hotelwimps #cleanhairdontcare #duluthkindarocksanyway
We swam in THREE Great Lakes in one day! Huron, Michigan, and Superior. We will absolutely do more trials, but preliminary results have Lake Michigan as the winner. #sparklysandforthewin #US2 #porcupinemountainsstatepark #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day2 #BITINGFLIES #willstopforwaterfalls
We love Charlevoix! Accidental audience for Boyne Thunder, not so much. 🤷♀️ #fehrenbachfamilygoeswest2019 #day1 #campingisforbiking #mackinacbridge #straitsstatepark