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We are Ryan and Monica Hoffmann, proud parents of special needs children. It took a long time to get here, but we have been to 33 US states in the past 4 years and we are just warming up.

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Alabama Beaches & Coastal Things to Do

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Best Things to do in Gulf Shores

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Sep 18

Halea and I climbed the Via Ferrara at Royal Gorge, Colorado last week. Not sure how high we climbed — 500’ or 600’ probably — and it was steep and exposed. Ultimately we had a high-anxiety blast.

I gotta say that my 14-year-old daughter proved something to me that day. I knew it was probably in there, but she’s a full-on bad-a— young woman with ice water in her veins. She showed zero signs of fear. Can’t say that about her father.

Royal Gorge is pretty awesome overall. If you’re headed there and you’ve got the guts, do the Via Ferrata. $150/person.
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Sep 2

We haven’t posted in a real long time. Just felt like putting this nice view of Garden of the Gods out there.
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Mar 14

One of our bucket-list items has long been the Balloon Fest in New Mexico. We finally went last October and it did not disappoint (despite the bad weather). We stayed in Moriarty — the commute was about 30 minutes.
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Next time we’ll book a spot at the Festival about a year in advance.
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If you’re commuting to the festival be sure to get there early — very early — in the AM and bring cash for parking.
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Feb 27

We visited White Sands last October on a southwest national park blitz. We arrived at sunset and sunrise, and stayed 2 nights at the Alamogordo KOA (which was great). The sand is blinding when the set gets high, so early/late are best. Our best experiences were when we hiked out past the footprints, probably 6 or 7 dunes deep, toward the back of the park. Good times! Kids suffered a bit, but they ok.
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Feb 23

The North Shore Scenic Drive runs from Duluth, MN along the west shore of Lake Superior to the Canadian border. There are 7 State Parks along the 140 mile highway. Gorgeous country up there.
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Feb 16

We don’t get to see our oldest son too much these days, since he served a mission and moved to Utah to be a plumbing apprentice. However, a travel nurse assignment came up in Salt Lake City so we got to spend time with him that would not normally be possible.

At the Gallivan in Center in downtown Salt Lake they have an outdoor skating rink. It’s pretty popular, about one step away from roller derby. We had a hoot dragging ourselves around the ice, crashing into each other and occasionally an innocent bystander took a spill with us.
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Bryce is pretty busy these days but he made time for the family on Christmas Eve. We are thankful God made a way for us to spend the holidays with him in his new town.
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