Dean and Emilie Welcome
We’re a married couple over 55 years old with a passion for travel and adventure around the country and the world. Click ABOUT to learn more about us, or click here: TRAVEL BLOG to dive right into our adventures. The blog reads like a journal with links to hotels, hiking trails, restaurants, campgrounds, and points of interest. Comments, and the sharing of experiences and pictures is highly encouraged!
Here are just a few sample photos from some trips. Click here: TRAVEL BLOG to see all of our trips, or click a photo below to view that blog post!
Arches National Park hiking
On an Uncruise skiff touring glacier berg bits – Alaska
13 Comments
Gregory Pipes
Hey Dean, send me an email would love to get together with you and not play ultimate. Greg
Jeanne
Found your blog thru the C2CPackhorse site. My husband and I are planning to hike the C2C in September and your account is so helpful – and solidified our thoughts about using Packhorse. Also going cross country in June to visit our daughter in Oregon and take in Mt. Ranier and Olympic NP – and enjoyed your details about those trips. Thank you for the time and effort it must take to write these. They are so well done – a perfect blend of inspiring and practical. Hopefully when we retire (soon) we’ll be following in more of your footsteps!
Deanande
Thank you so much for the kind words about the blog. We are so happy you are finding it helpful. It is a lot of work putting it all together but so worth it for when we get feedback like yours, and for when we want to revisit our travels. If you have any questions about any adventure, please just ask. Have a great time this June. If you think of it we’d love to hear your thoughts on the C2C later this year…that will truly be a spectacular adventure…enjoy! -Dean and Emilie-
Anonymous
Waiting for Iceland.
Hope to see you on future BR trips.
Tina
Deanande
Glad you visited the blog, Tina! Been very busy moving to Michigan but am starting to piece the Iceland trip together. So, hopefully soon. I will let you all know when it’s up. Hope all is well and you’re enjoying the last of summer!
Scott Springgate
Glad you have returned to South Haven, MI and are looking forward to replacing Ann and John Springgate in your future adventures
Deanande
Good to meet you, Scott, but your cousins are irreplaceable. Would look forward to your joining us on our next Backroads adventure! Meantime, some South Haven down time!
Anonymous
Hi Dean and Emilie! Just showing how easy it is to post 😃
Morag Geddes
Lovely to be able to follow your adventures
Deanande
Hi Morag! I see you got our Christmas card. We were glad to have met you during our UK adventure. Meeting you, Graham and Brian, visiting your home, and touring Straith Farm was one of our favorite stops. We still tell the story of how we actually found you without any address other than Straith Farm. It was an incredible trip for us. We hope you had a great Christmas, and we wish you all a Happy New Year!
Hank Hamelin
Dean, looked at your website/blog. I have to say I am IMPRESSED to say the least.
Looking forward to reading more of it’s content.
See ya Thursday !
Hank
Deanande
Thanks, Hank. Appreciate the feedback, and hope that you add pics of Monument Valley, etc. from your road trips.
Anonymous
Ciao Dean ho visto che eri in difficoltà nella passeggiata oggi
Se ti serve aiuto chiedi tranquillamente