We made it to Oneida New York! After a brief stay in Elizabethtown Pennsylvania at the KOA campground, we ventured to Ithaca New York for a two night stay at the Robert H. Treman State Park. The time it took to get to Ithaca was difficult indeed. It took us 4 hours to achieve and it beat us up a bit. Traveling with an infant is hard, because he needs constant attention and breaks. If we get going early enough, we can bang it out by 1pm usually, but if we run into bad traffic or need to stop for a surprise tick removal from my scalp, then it takes a bit to get places. I got the tick off me and I'm fine, for now. I guess you have to watch the spot for a month. Cool. We stayed in Brunswick Maryland for a couple nights after visiting my sister in Surry Virginia. We left a bit early from her place because of the fuel crisis. It fortunately did not effect us at all because we have a diesel. Maryland was beautiful! We le...
I'm Dr. Nate Spangler and I'm traveling across the USA with my wife Laura and my new son Henry. 2020 was a year of great loss balanced by incredible joy. The pandemic, losing my father, nearly losing my businesses, then losing my grandfather, put things into perspective. Ending the suffering of 2020 with a true blessing, the birth of our son, Henry Calvin Spangler! We made the unanimous decision to leave on a long sabbatical this year to not only heal but grow and bond as a family.