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Take a hike! This page may contain affiliate links. This means I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. I get asked all the time how … Continue reading Hiking with Kids: What You Need to Know
You aren’t guaranteed to see wildlife in the national parks and anyone who tells you that you are is misinformed. What you are guaranteed, however, is plenty of plants. Trees, shrubs, grasses, and flowers that you don’t normally see in your everyday life. The beauty of the national parks is that nature is completely untouched, … Continue reading Our Favorite Trail Game
Missoula, Montana, was about the halfway point in our trip, and we knew we needed a pit stop there to visit both Walmart and REI. After our snow storm hike in the Tetons, we didn’t want the kids to get stuck out on a hike again without the proper footwear, so it was decided that … Continue reading Missoula Smokejumpers
When we (sadly) left the Tetons, we were optimistic about what Idaho had to offer. However, we weren’t entirely sure what Idaho had to offer. We had a couple of places on our list, such as seeing the Salmon River, but other than that, we were just going to look at the map and go … Continue reading Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is the prettiest little national park you’ve probably never heard of. It’s located in western North Dakota, right on I-94, next to the charming little town of Medora, North Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt National Park was not the first national park ever created. In fact, it wasn’t even created while Roosevelt … Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt National Park
We’re in central Florida this week for Easter break and decided to visit one of our favorite spots: Silver Springs State Park. This place has so much to offer! They have camping, hiking, kayaking, paddle boarding and canoeing, and of course—the iconic glass bottom boats that are just wonderful. If you’re not familiar with this … Continue reading Silver Springs State Park
Last week I wrote about Sanibel Island, one of our favorite beach destinations. This week, I want to talk about another Beach favorite of ours: St. Augustine, Florida. When we visit St. Augustine, Florida, we technically stay just south at Crescent Beach. However, for the purpose of this post, I am going to lump it … Continue reading St. Augustine, Florida: An Oldie but a Goodie
Ah, summer. It's almost here. While our winter has been pretty mild this year, it has been very rainy, and all of us are ready for summer. We're ready for school to be out, we're ready to take the Monkey Barrel on another adventure, and we are ready to end our summer with a fun … Continue reading What the Shell?!? Oh, Sanibel!
On your way from Amarillo, Texas, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the lovely town of Santa Rosa. Located on the famed Route 66, Santa Rosa is also home to the Blue Hole, a circular, bell-shaped pool that is a popular destination for SCUBA diving and training. This page may contain affiliate links. This means that … Continue reading Santa Rosa, New Mexico: The Blue Hole
When we rolled into Fredericksburg, Texas, this past week during our spring break meandering, we had no idea that we would be spending almost a day and a half at the National Museum of the Pacific War. However, that is exactly what we did, and it was time well spent. Our first day in Fredericksburg, … Continue reading National Museum of the Pacific War
What’s better than a road trip to see friends? A road trip to see friends and visit a national park together! When some friends of ours relocated to Kentucky, we wanted to go see them, but we decided to make a trip of it and meet up with them at Mammoth Cave National Park. … Continue reading Mammoth Cave National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is located in western Colorado. It’s a little off the beaten path, especially if you are driving through Colorado to get to the Utah parks, or if the only thing on your radar in Colorado is the Rocky Mountain National Park. … Continue reading Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. I’m not sure where … Continue reading Great Sand Dunes National Park
On the walk from the campground into town, Ouray, Colorado. This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure … Continue reading Ouray, Colorado
Valles Caldera National PreserveThose tiny dots are all elk! This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. … Continue reading Valles Caldera National Preserve
The Welcome Crew at Dinosaur Valley State Park. During our Christmas, 2017 trip, we stopped by Dinosaur Valley State Park. I had read about this place, a Texas state park not far from Fort Worth, where you can actually take a short hike and see dinosaur tracks in the rocks. It sounded intriguing (and honestly, … Continue reading Dinosaur Valley State Park
On the road, in Big Bend National Park This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. West … Continue reading Big Bend National Park