Fort Moultrie National Historical Park with kids

Looking over the water at Fort Sumter.

Back in December our family was able to take a quick trip out to Sullivan’s Island in South Carolina. Anytime we go anywhere I always look to see what National Sites we’ll be by. So when I saw that Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park were in Charleston where we’d be flying out […]

our tips for Death Valley National Park with kids

Our family at Death Valley National Park.

Our family just got back from an adventure in Death Valley. I was pretty excited to visit a new National Park as a family–one none of us had ever been to before! If you’ve never been either you might be surprised that there is actually a lot to do in Death Valley National Park with […]

national parks lesson plan and unit

Take school on the road at our national parks.

You know how much our family loves national parks! We have a goal of visiting them all… although admittedly we might have to revise that to all of them in the lower 48. Did you know there are eight national parks in the state of Alaska?! If you want to do a national parks unit […]

exploring Congaree National Park with kids

Hiking through Congaree National Park with your family.

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

Saguaro National Park--Rincon Mountain District

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 […]