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Exploring Estes Park
Exploring Estes Park, Colorado was the perfect final destination for our Ultimate Family Road Trip through Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, and Rocky Mountain National Park. We intentionally left the day unplanned so we could just play and explore. But, you know there...
A day at Rocky Mountain National Park
While there are plenty more places I wanted to see at Rocky Mountain National Park, one day was for sure enough to experience the highlights, drive to the tops and see a few animals. Well, I spent more than an hour with a moose, so I can't really complain about our...
Jackson Hole and Grand Tetons
As if Yellowstone National Park wasn't magical enough, we continued our Ultimate Family Road Trip on to Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park. Much like Yellowstone, I wanted more days and we already talk often of making a long couples' weekend out of coming...
Touring Yellowstone in Two Days
Yellowstone National Park was dreamy. It was the core of our Mount Rushmore - Yellowstone- Rocky Mountain Ultimate Road Trip. Yellowstone was the reason we took this trip and brought Little Man’s grandparents with us. I’m sharing our two-day itinerary, a few extra...
Adventures at Mount Rushmore and Custer State Park
Day three of our Ultimate Family Road Trip packed in a lot of highlights in one day. We toured Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, and Custer State Park all in one jam-packed adventure day. By staying in Box Elder, we were close enough for an early start and an...
11 Sanitary and Safe Social Distancing Travel Tips
These sanitary and safe social distancing travel tips are perfect for the fall family road trip. We took an Epic Family Road Trip to Yellowstone this summer and these 11 tips are my gift from what we learned. With friends taking their kids to the beach for virtual...
Badlands National Park | Overlooks and Scenic Stops
Badlands National Park was our goal for day two of our Epic Yellowstone Family Road Trip. The plan was to leave early and get to the Badlands by noon or early afternoon so we had plenty of time to explore. The park closes around five, so it was important for us to...
Traveling through South Dakota to Yellowstone
In August, we embarked on an Ultimate Family Road Trip for 11 days, covering 10 states. When you take a big family road trip in the middle of COVID you are clearly trying to overcome mental health issues from isolation and trying to avoid germs and crowds whenever...
Toddler Road Trip Activities
These solutions for Toddler and Preschooler Road Trip Activities will make the car time fly by on your next family adventure. It’s a scary thought to take a toddler on the road, especially when he is used to TV, freedom, and having snacks all the time. But we...
Amazon Lately
With all the extra time we've been spending at home and avoiding in person store shopping, my online shopping has rampped up over the past 3 months. So much so, that I put a snack basket out on my porch like it was the holiday season. I mean there have been days...
August Meals Plan 2020
Our August Meal Plan is a little sparse with a much needed outdoor family road trip to Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone and Colorado, we ate a lot on the road, but stay tuned for the perfect meals while traveling with grown-ups and a toddler. Cooking in Airbnbs has to...
July Meal Plans 2020
Well, summer is practically over and I feel like we might have missed it. In this July Meal Plan, I’m sharing some summer-friendly meals including special meals when guests come to visit for a week or more. We are soooo close to eating all the crazy food in our...
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