6 Off the wall tips for RVing to Alaska

6 Off the wall tips for RVing to Alaska

RVing to Alaska comes with many challenges, and there are lots of great resources out there for information.  We learned a lot on our trip in 2018, and these are some off the wall tips/ideas to help you on your Alaskan RV adventure. Having reliable cell service throughout this trip is definitely a challenge.  There […]

Line Dance on the Bridge 2019

Line Dance on the Bridge 2019

Any Given Sunday….There is something going on around this great nation! It’s not football season, and this post isn’t going to be about football.  Nor is it about the Oliver Stone Movie that came out a couple decades ago.  Instead, this is about what you can find on any Sunday around our beautiful continent.  We […]

Reciprocal memberships

Reciprocal memberships

Our favorite way to save money while traveling is through reciprocal memberships. These are memberships that you buy from one place and can use at many. Basically you buy an annual membership from a participating museum, zoo, or science center and you can use your membership for free or reduced admission at hundreds of others […]

And Then it’s Spring

And Then it’s Spring

I love this book written by Julie Fagliano. I remember many long winters that would end with melted snow and lots of mud. Playing outside always meant a bath and a load of laundry would soon be needed. I was always excited to start gardening and it always seemed to take forever for those first […]

3 Costs of RVing to Alaska

3 Costs of RVing to Alaska

We traveled to Alaska through Canada from Sumas Washington crossing April 29th and crossing back into the lower 48 Augusts 19th, 2018.   We quickly learned that a summer in Alaska can be quite spendy.  In this post, I am going to cover the top 3 Costs of RVing to Alaska. During our 112 day journey […]

Joshua Tree Again

Joshua Tree Again

When the boys are ready to do some running, what is the best place to go?  Joshua Tree National Park is at the top of our list.  Our boys love climbing and exploring there. So, we loaded up most of the family and headed over.  On the way we stopped at one of the visitor […]

Childhood Dreams do come true!

Childhood Dreams do come true!

We are not morning people, but when we were asked to get up at 5 am to help setup a hot air balloon we knew we couldn’t pass up the opportunity. We told the boys they could come along and learn to crew for a hot air balloon, but Colin decided sleep was more important. […]

Exploring Canyonlands

Exploring Canyonlands

Utah has some amazing national parks.  This trip through only 3 of them were on our route.  First we saw Capitol Reef, then Arches, and finally we went to Canyonlands. Our first stop was at the visitor center; we got Jr. Ranger books and learned about a ranger talk at the far end of the […]