We are back!!! As most of you know, after our last contract in Modesto, CA we decided to take some time off and head back to PA. We ended up taking a longer travel break than we initially planned for, but it allowed us to enjoy some much needed time with family and friends over…
Author: Erin Horting
Our First Year Of Travel
While driving back to Pennsylvania this fall we had the realization that in October 2018 we were heading to Washington for our first travel assignment. Our first year of travel has flown by! We want to take some time to reflect on our year of travel and how its impacted us. Leaving PA one year…
Cross Country Roadtrip Round 2
California -> Pennsylvania After 3 weeks of vacation a.k.a. funemployment in California we headed east. Before writing this post we researched our travel stats for our whole trip (Modesto, CA to Hershey, PA): Driving Miles: ~3,900 (Rounded up due to side trips)States Crossed: 16National Parks Visited: 5Days of Road Trip Vacation: 30 (9 days of…
Joshua Tree National Park
Our last National Park stop for our road trip was Joshua Tree. Patrick loved the empty desert roads on the way to the park and I frequently had to ask him to slow down so I could keep up 🙂 This park was the one I knew the least about before going and it ended…
Death Valley National Park
We are officially back in Pennsylvania… and very behind on blog posts! Death valley was our second destination on our cross country road trip and definitely one of the most unique places we have been so far. Death Valley is the hottest, driest, and lowest national park. It is also the largest park in the…
Until Next Time Cental Valley, CA
We will be in CA for a few more weeks, but we are wrapping up our jobs and moving out of Modesto very soon! This post is a little more about what is next for us and what we are wrapping up. About The Central Valley: Our home for the last 6 months has been…
We Went to Fresno!
Although we live pretty close to Fresno (1.5hr drive) we hadn’t visited until this weekend. The REI lured us in, but we found a lot of local spots that we enjoyed while we were there. From Modesto, all you have to do to get to Fresno is jump on 99 south. It was a boring…
Relaxation in Our New Tent
This weekend we decided to go camping for 2 reasons…. 1. We got a new tent that we HAD to test out! 2. We needed some unscheduled relaxation time to disconnect from work Overall we have discovered we really like working in home health. It offers some great perks: setting your own schedule, lots of…
We Hiked Half Dome!!
We are writing this while achy and tired, but very excited that we finally made it to the top of Half Dome! We entered the pre season lottery for permits back in March and had been anticipating the climb ever since we won 2 spots in April. Luckily the campground reservation we got at Hodgdon…
Back to the Valley – Upper Yosemite Falls and Camp 4
We have been trying to get back to Camp 4 in Yosemite Valley since we first went! This year they are trialing a lottery system in the camp. This is great because it allows for more people to get there… but it’s also all up to chance. We tried every weekend with no luck but…