Grand Canyon National Park
We have made several quick trips to the south rim of the Grand Canyon in recent years but have not hiked into the canyon. We hope to do that in the future.
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24 Hours in Dragoon, AZ
Last month we finally broke down and bought a popup camper. I have no idea why we waited this long. Read more
Fall Break in Zion National Park
Last year our school district changed up the schedule and we now have a week off in October. I have come to love this break because it’s a great time to get out of town and explore someplace a little cooler. It’s still hot in southern Arizona in October and I am so ready for fall by this point. The desert does not start to cool down until after Halloween. It’s almost like clockwork. It’s hot on Halloween and November 1st starts the cool down. Read more
Field Trip to Saguaro National Park
One benefit of living close to a national park is that the likelihood of your children taking a field trip to the park is high. Both my kids have visited Saguaro National Park with their classes and I was fortunate to attend as a chaperone both times. School field trips are some of my favorite days each year. Read more
Chiricahua National Monument
If you have been following me for any length of time you may have noticed that we enjoy getting in the car and seeing where the road takes us. Read more
Summer Road Trip (Part 4 of 4)
To read about the entire road trip see part 1, 2 and 3.
The more we travel the more we realize the importance of being flexible and being willing to stray from the agenda. If the kids want to spend the afternoon playing at the base of a waterfall it’s OK to let go of the activity we have scheduled for the afternoon. In order to make our trips enjoyable for the entire family we need to make sure the entire family has a say in what we do. Read more
Summer Road Trip (Part 2 of 4)
To read about the entire road trip be sure to read Part 1, 3, and 4.
After Great Sand Dunes National Park we headed to the Black Hills for a week of fun. Keeping with our lunch in parks theme we stopped at Library Park in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Oh my word…this is a gorgeous town! Or at least the area around Library Park is. So much green everywhere and huge trees lining every street. It reminded me of something out of a movie. Read more
Summer Road Trip (Part 1 of 4)
On each of our trips my favorite parts almost always are not the reason why we are on the trip. That was once again the case on our most recent road trip. Our destination for this trip was South Dakota and the trip centered around Mount Rushmore. In looking for a place to stay about halfway in between our house and South Dakota I came across Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado and boy am I glad I did! It was the perfect start to our vacation. Read more
Life Is Good
Our weekend consisted of camping, fishing, flying kites and playing with worms. Life doesn’t get much better than that in my opinion. Read more