I hit another parenting milestone that no one warned me about this month. And it shook my emotions more than just a little bit. My husband and I have four children, but this week I booked our first summer vacation for a family of 5. Not 6. Just 5. And it felt so weird and…
Your visit to Yellowstone National Park will be an incredible experience. Nowhere else in the United States is quite like it and you are sure to remember your visit for years to come. The enormous size and popularity of this National Park makes it a bit of a challenge if you are visiting during prime…
A few years ago, our children received Outdoor Adventure themed Christmas and birthday gifts to equip them for family outdoor adventures for years to come. They received many of the essential items required for our family outdoor adventures. Since then we have traveled the US from coast to coast and I am grateful that we always…
As I type this, my crew and I are on the road toward eclipse totality. We decided to take off for an overnight adventure to chase the full eclipse because our day trip plans were canceled by Mother Nature. Now we will spend a total of two nights away from home so that we can…
We decided to Travel the Southwest USA as a family and it was an amazing experience. Two years later and we still revel in our memories. Our family packed up our 12-passenger van and headed out west to tour well-known parks and landmarks in Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. This experience was a first for our…
Our incredible adventure was technically over except for the long drive home looming before us. We found ourselves in Albuquerque, NM but had to make it back to Raleigh, NC. Three long days of driving. Thankfully we had a few stops planned for our trip home to give us something to look forward to. Our first one was in Oklahoma…
In second grade, my husband saw a picture of Mesa Verde in his history textbook. The image and information intrigued him. His fascination never ended. The images of the cliff dwellings stayed with him so that when he heard we were going out west, he immediately asked if we would be close to Mesa Verde….
