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  • Scotland Day 3 – The Road Up North

    Scotland Day 3 – The Road Up North

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    We started our day off with a hearty English breakfast at the B&B. I think it was the first time I’ve had beans for breakfast. We loaded our bags into our little Hyundai i10 and headed off. The road north was quiet, switching from double to single lane highways. I was finally getting the hang…

  • NYC Day 4 – The Final Tour

    NYC Day 4 – The Final Tour

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    We started out our last day in New York early. We had tickets for a Liberty and Ellis island tour and were advised to come early. We a cafe to have a bite and take in some views of New York that we had yet to encounter. From the cafe, we had a great view…

  • NYC Day 1 – Travel

    NYC Day 1 – Travel

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    This year has expanded my borders. A couple of months ago, I visited the eastern seaboard of the U.S. for the first time on a work trip and last month, we ventured out on a multi-city/country excursion to New York City and then to Scotland. We were in NYC for the NYC Marathon and decided,…

  • The excitement is building.

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    Jess
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    During the day, I sit at work staring at the computer just thinking about my up coming marathon and trip. (While I am working of course!) The excitement is building. I almost cannot contain it. I get to run the in worlds largest marathon in just over 3 weeks! I get to go to New…

  • Business Travel: New England and Louisiana

    Business Travel: New England and Louisiana

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    Brent
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    This week I departed on the longest business trip so far. I left for Boston early Monday morning after a long night of emergency server maintenance with only 3 hours of sleep. Just before boarding, I ran into some friends with some exciting travel ahead. They were adopting a newborn from Florida and had been…

  • to Pokhara

    to Pokhara

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    Brent
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    After spending an afternoon and evening in Kathmandu, experiencing the busyness of the city, the depravity of the temple and some of the local cuisine, dhal-bhat (dhal=lentils and bhat=rice), we were all exhausted. We also spent about an hour or so being briefed on our trekking expedition to start the next morning at 6:15 (although…

  • The Greenness that is not Montana

    The Greenness that is not Montana

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    Jess
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    These are the last of my photos from our trip to Oregon. It is about time that I get them posted as it is pushing almost two weeks now. I cannot believe that two weeks ago today I ran my first marathon. I cannot wait to get out there and run another one. I am…

  • Oregon trip through the eyes of my lens.

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    Jess
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    Here are some pictures from our most recent trip to Oregon for our marathon. There are always fun things to see when at the Powells! Enjoy. We loved our time with the family as well. Check out these blog posts to read the stories about our awesome Oregon Trip.  Marathon Madness  First Equals Last? (part…

  • Gravelly Mountains

    Gravelly Mountains

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    Jess
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    Friday night Brent and I took off with the Subaru loaded with camping gear and our friends, Scott and Sara Swanson (newlyweds)! We headed south of Bozeman to the Gravelly Mountain Range where we had ran the half at the Madison Marathon. We had been so impressed by the scenery and wanted a chance at…

  • Fun Trip to Oregon

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    Jess and I had a great trip out to Oregon recently (you can read Jessica’s accounts here and here) and had a great time. We primarily went on the premise of my Niece’s wedding. Jess’ parents were gracious enough to let us take their Mustang convertible on the trip. This was a huge blessing as…

  • Go Girl Trail Run

    Go Girl Trail Run

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    On Sunday morning the 10th, I woke up and did the usual before a race. I picked out my favorite pair of shorts, put on a shirt that would keep me warm enough, but not too hot, tried to put my hair up so that it would not be falling all over my face as…

  • Pure Bedlam!

    Pure Bedlam!

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    Brent
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    So, its been a while since I’ve been on here to write to you all, and while I could go back into why I suck at blogging, I will refrain from such an endeavor. Busy! That has been the story of Jess and I for the last couple months. Our weeks have been so chock-o-block full…