Balance Summer Tour 2022

The first blog of the tour usually sets the stage for what the rest of the trip will be, and this summer is... Read more

The First 4 Days Because we haven’t been playing any shows just yet, I decided to combine the first few days of our... Read more

Our hosts, Randy and Jennie, had offered to tour us around their beautiful area when we had time. Well, today we had time... Read more

My friends. It’s the 4th of July. A traditionally celebrated day of independence! A day to link arm in arm as a varied... Read more

Hard to believe we’ve only been gone ten days. Lifetimes of epiphanies have come and gone within our time here. We are grateful... Read more

Rudy has been at his first away camp. No electronics. No phones. He has written us 2 letters. He left two weeks ago... Read more

I was so obsessed with getting to our son, I didn’t show you the extraordinary introduction we received coming into Colorado.  Prior to... Read more

After a seven-hour day of driving, we were a little road weary but excited to play the house concert our Montana friend, Gretchen,... Read more

No trip to the Denver area will ever feel complete again without spending time with Marianne and Nate. This trip was particularly cool... Read more

A lovely brunch at Toast with Marianne and Nate was a perfect way to wrap up our time in Denver. As we gave... Read more

We made it!!! Greeted by the lambs we were glad to be out of the car and able to stretch our legs a... Read more

Today was beautiful out on the farm. We awoke with the bright sunshine, the call of the rooster, and a nice breeze from... Read more

Heading to Hamilton to play Bitter Root Brewing. The last time we were in MT, we met a guy who ended up being... Read more

One word. “Murderitas” Gretchen is hereby forbidden to bartend. I’d love to blog about today, but I was couch-ridden, nursing water, kale salad,... Read more

Back to Great Falls, MT for the “Halloween in July” show.  This is what I spend the majority of our drives looking at.... Read more

My very favorite part of the trip (and most bittersweet) is seeing the progress in the boys’ sizes. I do this by having... Read more

Not gonna lie…I thought this might prove more interesting. I guess Anaconda is the name of the town. I feel slightly ripped off…... Read more

If you were wondering what an Indian taco was, this is it. You only need to order one. Ground beef, lettuce, onions, cheddar... Read more

We’ve played in bars before where the lights have gone out and no one’s left when the night is over. The dark and... Read more

One of the things we love about traveling is the small adventures we get to take. Sometimes they pan out, sometimes not. This... Read more

Since the imposter huckleberry milkshakes were such a disappointment, I wanted to introduce Rudy to the wondrous world of snow cones!! Especially on... Read more

We were put in contact with a tattoo artist named Kyle Wood of Woodwork Tattoo in Manette, WA. On Sundays he brings in... Read more

As we set out on this tour, I decided to call it the “Fighting the Good Fight” tour, and I 100% believe we... Read more