Apparently we were all a bit tired. It was a drive day so usually that means we are up early to pack up and hit the road, but not today.…
Today we were greeted by a small herd of elk off in a field when we entered the park. We opted for a much less hiking and more driving today.…
Yes, you read that right. Today the Kochman crew cranked out 10 miles of hiking! What the what? Rob’s watch recorded 25k+ steps, mine was 28k+ steps, so we can only imagine what the kids did today with shorter legs and less direct walking strategies.…
We wrapped up our time in Jackson this morning with the art fair and some touristy pictures in front of signs.…
We knew today was going to be a long day of driving: 8.5 hours to be exact. We’d start next to the cows of Deer Lodge, Montana and end in the Gillette, Wyoming Walmart parking lot.…

The boys are obsessed with eating fried eggs, and we have lucked out because Cooper is also obsessed with making them.…

We woke up at 4 a.m. to a helicopter sounding like it was landing on our RV. It turns out it was a medical helicopter landing just a couple hundred yards away, so we were hoping everyone is okay.…
Day 4 of our trip was the first official school/work from the RV day. It definitely was a “back to reality” check for all of us, as it was the first day that didn’t feel like a vacation.…

30 mile an hour winds, rain, you name it, we had it.…
After a quick breakfast and stroll over to Washington (since the Cabela’s is just over the border in Idaho), we hit the road eager to arrive at our first “real” destination. …