Skip to content
OurBigAdventure
Menu
  • Home
  • Subscribe
  • Our Apps
  • Our Gear
  • Videos
  • Archive
  • YouTube
Menu

Category: Experiences

Things that happen and things we seek out

Buffalo Standoff in Custer State Park

Posted on July 15, 2022July 19, 2022 by Sandra

We love Custer State Park – the mountains, the forests, the lakes, the scenic drives and the wildlife! Custer has one of the world’s largest publicly owned bison herds (bison/buffalo – I tend to call them buffalo although they are technically bison). There are over 1,000 buffalo! They round them up at the end of…

Read more

Scenic Drive in the Black Hills

Posted on July 14, 2022July 11, 2022 by Sandra

There are two scenic roads in the Black Hills of South Dakota that are so much fun to drive! Iron Mountain Road is close to Mount Rushmore and Needles Highway is close to Custer State Park. Both roads are actually connected and there are lots of picnic spots along each road. We love driving through…

Read more

Wind Cave National Park

Posted on July 13, 2022July 11, 2022 by Sandra

When we were in South Dakota a few years ago we wanted to tour Wind Cave National Park but we ran out of time. We decided to make it a priority this time! Before our tour, we wandered around the exhibits at the visitor center. Chris spotted this display on root systems. We had no…

Read more

South Dakota Storms

Posted on July 5, 2022June 29, 2022 by Sandra

South Dakota has some serious summer storms! The wind here is intense and can last for days. And the summer thunderstorms have just as much lightning as a Florida summer storm – possibly even more. This was the radar on the evening of June 12, 2022. Thankfully that little break in the middle is what…

Read more

The Showdown in Cheyenne

Posted on June 23, 2022June 21, 2022 by Sandra

We decided to check out a showcase of animals in Cheyenne over at the fairgrounds. We happened to arrive during the goat show and the pig show. I’ve been to dog shows before and it was so fun to see the goats all lined up just like show dogs! These goats were beautiful – and…

Read more

Capitol Hill Date Night

Posted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 by Sandra

Summer is here so we decided to head over to our favorite pizza place in all of DC: We, The Pizza. We, The Pizza has lots of pizzas out and ready so you can order by the slice. We enjoy mixing and matching our slices and we usually get the Forest Shroomin’, The White Pie…

Read more

Thank You Gifts for James the Therapy Dog

Posted on March 30, 2022March 24, 2022 by Sandra

James was a therapy dog at a private school in Washington, DC and we both really enjoyed our time there. The school was going to be getting a resident therapy dog so James had his final visit and goodbye with the students. James also got some very nice thank you gifts! James is still a…

Read more

Tidal Basin Cherry Blossoms

Posted on March 16, 2022March 13, 2022 by Sandra

When we first moved to DC, I made it a priority to go see the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin when they bloomed. And pretty much every year after, we still head down to the Tidal Basin to see the blooms. Luckily we have lots of cherry blossom trees near our house so we…

Read more

Kenwood Cherry Blossoms

Posted on March 15, 2022March 13, 2022 by Sandra

The Tidal Basin is the most well known area of DC for visiting the cherry blossoms, but I like to visit cherry blossom areas that aren’t as popular (or as crowded!). In our neighborhood in Georgetown, we have a few local parks with a few beautiful cherry blossom trees. But I always like driving through…

Read more

Apple Picking in Ohio

Posted on November 6, 2020November 9, 2020 by Sandra

We met up with my cousin Jeanette, her husband Hiram and her kids Leslie, Nathan and Melody to pick apples in Ohio. It was about this time last year when we stayed on an orchard in British Columbia, Canada. We learned so much about apples last year so we knew how to pick the best…

Read more

Covid-19 Life on the Atlanta Beltline

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 by Sandra

We live in the Virginia Highlands area of Atlanta with a rails to trails path nearby called The Beltline. It is one of the nicest rails to trails paths because there are lots of stores, parks and restaurants along the Beltline. Before the Coronavirus shutdown, I walked to CorePower Yoga (an awesome hot yoga studio…

Read more

Covid-19: Our New Normal

Posted on April 30, 2020April 28, 2020 by Sandra

It is weird to think that we have a curfew here in Atlanta from 9pm to 7am. I don’t like walking James late at night and I’ve always preferred going to the grocery store in the morning. But the idea that I can’t run out for a 10pm late night ice cream snack is just…

Read more

Covid-19 TP Madness and Some Groceries Sold Out

Posted on April 29, 2020April 28, 2020 by Sandra

I’ve taken a few photos with my phone over these past few weeks – just in case I forget how crazy this pandemic was. I mentioned yesterday we bought some “just in case” food at Costco in late February and two of those items were paper towels and toilet paper. I wasn’t aware of how…

Read more

Trader Joe’s: What is happening?

Posted on April 28, 2020April 27, 2020 by Sandra

I wanted to blog about our Coronavirus Covid-19 experience. I know in many years I will forget (hopefully) how crazy these times were. Back in February we had been reading about the virus and we had bought some items at Costco “just in case.” We knew we would be leaving Atlanta in April (that isn’t…

Read more

Covid-19 Face Masks

Posted on April 27, 2020April 26, 2020 by Sandra

I can’t believe it has been a month since I made our face masks. When I was making them, I honestly just wanted a Saturday afternoon craft project. I don’t have my sewing machine or fabric collection here in Atlanta, but I do have a tiny travel sewing machine and some leftover fabric from some…

Read more

Presidential Portraits at the Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC

Posted on March 10, 2020March 2, 2020 by Sandra

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC is one of my favorite museums. I’ve definitely spent more time at this museum than any other museum and I’ve visited this museum the most. Since we have been in Europe, the new presidential portrait for Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have been completed and they…

Read more

Walking Around Geneva, Switzerland

Posted on March 6, 2020March 2, 2020 by Sandra

I am enjoying walking around Geneva. There is lots of shopping and there are a lot of public spaces and parks all around Lake Geneva. The Jet d’Eau is a famous landmark in Geneva and it was fun to watch! While walking around shopping alone one day, I came across this group of musicians and they…

Read more

Travel Day: James

Posted on March 3, 2020March 2, 2020 by Sandra

James gets so much attention when we travel! I think it is really cute. People often stop and pet him as they walk past him. We are on our way to Geneva, Switzerland and these children got so excited when they saw James. Of course James gets excited, too, and he rushes over to say…

Read more

Farmer’s Market in Lyon, France

Posted on February 27, 2020February 26, 2020 by Sandra

We’ve been waking up before the sunrise to go to our favorite bakery in Lyon (Boulangerie de la Martinière) and since we were up so early, we decided to walk along the Saône River (it joins up to the Rhône River just south of Lyon). Along the east side of the river, vendors were setting…

Read more

It’s a small world

Posted on February 26, 2020February 20, 2020 by Chris

While we were in Lyon we had the chance to see some amazing places like this old theater in the photo above. We didn’t get many of these places on video so I’m going to share this story with you in photos. Some of these places were very grand and impressive like this restaurant. And…

Read more

Posts navigation

  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 7
  • Next

About

OurBigAdventure

A marketing expert, an app developer and a poodle. This is OurBigAdventure, the story of our experiences and favorite things all in one place so we can share them with you.

Throughout the site you will discover some of the fun things we have done and some of the awesome things we have put together to share with the world. In the shopping area you will find a few apps that we currently have available and you might find one or two that we are about to release.

Subscribe

Recent Posts

  • 4th of July in Pinedale, Wyoming
  • Emergency Food for the Winter
  • National Museum of Military Vehicles in Wyoming
  • Happy Thanksgiving 2022
  • Dubois, Wyoming

Categories

  • At Home
  • Code
  • Dining
  • Experiences
  • Fashion
  • Fun Stuff
  • Health and Beauty
  • Holidays
  • Photos
  • Soap Box
  • Uncategorized
  • Vacations
  • Videos

Shortcuts

  • Archive
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • Credits
  • Monetizing Mobile
  • My account
  • Our Apps
  • Our Favorite Gear
  • Privacy Policy
  • Shop
  • Subscribe
  • Videos
  • YouTube
© 2023 OurBigAdventure | Powered by Superbs Personal Blog theme