Michelle Underwood

  • go home, portland. you’re drunk.

    go home, portland. you’re drunk.

    Current destination: Portland, Oregon Next stop: Crater Lake, Oregon (with a waypoint to pick up a friend in Medford) Mood: Underwhelmed  ***** I didn’t blog last week because it was a strange week of travels (read my last post to find out where we were), but I’ll share good news before we get down to Read more

  • glacier national park

    glacier national park

    Current destination: Columbia Falls, Montana (about 30 minutes away from the entrance to West Glacier) Next stop: Spokane, Washington Mood: Anxious ***** We finally made it into Glacier National Park on our third day in the area – after we visited the waterpark, a nearby brewery, a visitor’s center, and went on a white water Read more

  • big mistake. huge.

    big mistake. huge.

    Just a quick update before the big one – probably tomorrow night after we go on our big Glacier Park adventure. Yesterday Casey, his mom (Teresa, for future reference), and I went white water rafting. It was actually a little less white water and a little more slightly rapid water running over a few rocks Read more

  • that’s camping, y’all

    that’s camping, y’all

    Current destination: On the road from the Salt Lake City area Next stop: Idaho Falls, Idaho (but merely as a waypoint – endgame is Glacier National Park) Mood: Michelle is stoked, Casey is “very excited and optimistic about Glacier,” Zoey is “happy!” and Charley is playing with a ball ***** Last Friday we made it Read more

  • a series of unfortunate events

    a series of unfortunate events

    Current destination: On the road from Frisco, Colorado (where the weather was perfect) Next stop: Moab, Utah (where it’s hot as balls) Mood: Exhausted, stressed out, and a little bit apprehensive ***** Y’all. Traveling is hard. Much harder than I’d anticipated. It’s not even just the kids, though my very defiant four-year old is more Read more

  • franktown, colorado

    franktown, colorado

    Current destination: Franktown, Colorado Next stop: Another Place in Colorado Mood: Relaxed (and apparently contemplative) We left Fort Worth on Sunday and made it to Colorado yesterday afternoon on our first real trip. I emphasize “real” because our first trip was a family reunion of sorts, so we’re not sure it counts (though we did drive Read more