Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Acknowledgements and Announcements!

Better late than never, here is our final Great Western Adventure blog entry: 

We wanted to dedicate a special post to all the people and animals between Washington and South Carolina that either hosted us or treated us or just made our experience that much more special in some way. There are so many that I will surely forget some people, but I'm going to try. Here goes:

 Mal and Nathan Farrar (and Pat, Daz and Levi) - Austin, TX
Laura, Scott and Lincoln Eastburn (and Siri, Maddie and Kenia) - Santa Fe, NM
Mark "The Flying Fero" (and Shanti) - Telluride, CO
(and The Yellow Tarp Festival Crew and KOTO Radio - Telluride, CO)
Adam - Broomfield, CO
The bartender at Crooked Stave - Denver, CO
Ryan Ravenscroft - Denver, CO
Maggie Alvarez (and Smokey and Tahoe) - Park City, UT
Jared and Waffle Love - Provo, UT
Steve, Laura, Matt and Gabby Colten - Reno, NV
Zac - Sierra Nevada Chico, CA
Erin, Keola and Keiki Buchan (and Callie) - Mckinnleyville, CA
Jamie, Bill and Ellie - Portland, OR

To the special guests we never thought we'd bump into but were so excited to see:
Skeeter Welder - Austin, TX
Catie and Vasek - Reno, NV
The Sleeping Bum - Burnside Skatepark, Portland, OR

To our families back home in Charlotte, Rock Hill, Asheville and Hendersonville:
Thanks for all your love and support, can't wait to see you in Seattle!

Overall GWA Stats:

Total miles on The Emancipator: >10,000
Nights slept in a tent: 66
Nights slept in a van: 14
Motel 6's: ugh, maybe 5 different ones, 8 total nights?
Miles hiked: >400
Wilderness Areas: A lot!!!!
Breweries: 31
Skate Parks: 8
Disc Golf Courses: 3
Blue Grass Festivals: 1


All the caps we collected from various places we visited in chronological order.

Thanks for following along!


With love to all our friends, family and supporters,   


         Mr. and Mrs. Em and John!!!!!!


March 12, 2016
Hendersonville, NC


For the rest of the photos from our awesome wedding day, check out this link:




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