exploring Congaree National Park with kids
When we visited South Carolina in December I knew we would be within an hour of Congaree National Park. Being that close to a brand-new-to-us National Park was too hard to resist! So when my mom asked if we wanted to make the drive up and visit it of course I was thrilled! One more […]
exploring saguaro national park with kids
You know me–always planning our next National Park adventure. When I saw that our epic summer road trip would be taking us right through Saguaro National Park I knew we had to make a stop. In Arizona. In July. Yikes! Truthfully, I nearly changed my mind about this trip a hundred times. In the end […]
exploring Crater Lake National Park with kids
Two summers ago we made our annual trip to a National Park. Our family visits one National Park a year, preferably a new one we haven’t been to before—although we do have our favorites that we frequent. When we were planning our trip for 2019 we knew we wanted to stay somewhat close to home, […]
visiting Muir Woods national monument with kids
Our family recently escaped civilization somewhat and drove out to Muir Woods for the day. Although it’s only a couple hours from us it had been a few years since we had been there. It’s been interesting over the past year as we’ve visited units within the National Parks system (both old favorites and new […]
a spa near Yosemite at rush creek lodge
Last weekend our family went to Rush Creek Lodge for a little weekend trip. It was the perfect fall getaway, especially with everything going on this year. This was our first time taking the whole family and my first time experiencing their brand new spa facilities. Keep reading for what to expect at the Spa […]