In loving memory of Lois

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-03T23:12:50-05:00January 9th, 2021|My Family|

Heaven welcomed Jason’s grandmother, Lois Stradtner, on Wednesday. She was loving, kind, and had a calm presence about her that we all admire. She loved her husband, her children, grandchildren and great grand children. I absolutely loved watching her love on our kids because she enjoyed them so very much. Some of my most treasured memories are of her reading to Jonah when he was a toddler, seeing her teach Taryn how to crochet and the day she came to meet her late husbands middle name sake after Zachary was born. She had the best smile that lit up the room. Every time they’d visit her arm was looped through Grandpas, or they were holding hands. They have a beautiful […]

So close, buddy.

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-03T23:22:59-05:00January 1st, 2021|My Family, Zachary|

December 31, 2020, 11:54 pm. So close, buddy. So, so, close.

Lamar Valley at sunset

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-15T10:11:41-05:00July 21st, 2020|My Family, National Parks, RV Life|

Lamar Valley at sunset, strongly recommend. As we were heading in to the park yesterday evening, tons of people were heading out. And even though it meant driving home in the dark, it was TOTALLY worth it! We saw multiple black bears, a pack of wolves including pups, elk, deer, large herds of bison, pronghorn, sheep and 8 owls! Dusk is where it’s at y’all! We all voted and we are definitely doing sunset in Lamar Valley again while we are here!

Note to self, wear swim clothes and river shoes on our next drive through Lamar Valley. We were tempted several times to stop […]

Roosevelt Arch

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-15T10:04:40-05:00July 20th, 2020|My Family, National Parks, RV Life|

The drive home at dusk was stunning and this sunset through the Roosevelt Arch was the perfect end to our day.

Hiking Norris Geyser Basin

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-14T21:20:47-05:00July 20th, 2020|My Family, National Parks, RV Life|

Today we learned it’s not a good idea to try and hike 3 miles after you haven’t been hiking in awhile. Whew! We certainly lost our stamina after quarantine. Norris Basin was gorgeous, even if the heat and distance kicked our butts.

Steamboat Geyser in Norris Basin

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-14T21:15:59-05:00July 20th, 2020|My Family, National Parks, RV Life|

Steamboat Geyser in Norris Basin is the tallest geyser in the world. It’s hard to catch as it is extremely unpredictable. Years ago, before we started traveling, Jude learned about it and has always dreamed of seeing it erupt. We knew the odds were very slim as we only planned to be in Norris for a few hours one day during this trip. We missed it erupting by just a few hours today but the cool thing is that Steamboat continues to erupt for around 24 hours on a mini scale. We couldn’t even be sad to have missed the major eruption because we […]