Road trippin' to the U.P.! Our first trip as a couple. On the way up Tate stopped in a grocery store and came out wearing this mustache - my first glimpse of his quirky sense of humor! Also shown are photos of us on the ferry to Mackinac Island and on the beaches of Lake Superior at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Visiting Tate's sister Claire and finally getting to meet her cat - named Dog! :)

Our adventures on the way, and during Ellie's first stint as a travel nurse in Tucson, AZ. Despite her stress-filled job, we absolutely loved it!

1) Hiking in Lincoln National Forest, NM (a top fave!)

2) Grand Canyon

3) On top of Angel's Landing (an EXHAUSTING hike in Zion National Park)

4) Congratulatory kiss post hike

4) At a pull off on our drive up Mount Lemon (Tucson, AZ)

5) Sabino Canyon (Tucson, AZ)

Our road trip to Alaska is one of our all-time favorite adventures. It was wild to experience that level of remoteness and see nature that is completely untouched by humans. During this one month trip we lived out of our van, bathed in the glacial lakes, and saw an INCREDIBLE part of our country.

From the coast of Goa to the rural city of Balaghat, our trip to India was incredible. We went to celebrate Aly & Vivek's wedding!

1) our Haldi attire after the turmeric paste blessing

2) us at a saree store

3) sunset on the northern beaches of Goa

4) some of our American group celebrating Holi (Spring celebration) after a colored water fight/before a mud fight

5) waiting for Mehndi (henna tattoo) ceremony to start

6) our wedding ceremony attire