It’s like nature Disneyland. I’m talking a group of 50 Japanese tourist being lead around the park by a guide with a flag. Just like Disney or the Louvre. It’s funny, I’m really learning exactly what I like in a park from all this travel. I like to have water free flowing. I like to […]
Archives for May 2016
Day Trip to Sequoia National Park
We stopped in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on our drive from Joshua Tree National Park to Yosemite National Park. Sequoia gave us a bit of climate shock, and we underestimated just how cold it would be high in the Sierras. We woke up that morning in the hot Mojave desert in Joshua Tree. […]
A Four Year Old’s Review of Sequoia National Park
Look at Me Being a Laid Back, Go With the Flow Mom!
While we were in Joshua tree the kids had the best time climbing on all of the boulders and trails the park had to offer. Jane who wasn’t really physically adventurous before this trip would often climb up boulder piles 40 feet off the ground while our backs were turned. She was scooting down so […]
Sunrise Sessions with Wilson
Remember that post when I talked about the challenges of a family of four sleeping in an RV? Well, we’re still having some challenges establishing a routine while roaming the country, but our sleeping habits have normalized a bit. Every morning, Wilson wakes up about 6:00am. Sometimes 5:30am, and more rarely 6:30am. He doesn’t just […]
Hiking, Climbing and Camping in Joshua Tree National Park – Near Los Angeles
We had a blast hiking and climbing in Joshua Tree National Park. There are tons of fun activities to do in the park, even for a family with small children, and the park landscape feels like a prehistoric world. We had only planned to stay three days, but after our first day exploring the unique […]
Junior Ranger: The CD
Before we left for our trip I was researching kid friendly things to do in the National Parks. The Junior Ranger program came up, which you know we love. But Jane is really into singing and music and loves to listen to kids cds in the car. Now that we’ve gone on this trip, Wilson […]
Explore Dead Horse Ranch State Park – Cottonwood, AZ
We headed to Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Arizona because we had confused it with pictures we saw of Dead Horse State Park in Utah on Google Images, which is absolutely stunning. We were a little surprised to show up to Dead Horse RANCH State Park to find it nothing like the pictures, nonetheless […]
Monthly Expenses for Full Time RVing – April 2016
Early on, we created a monthly budget for our RV trip, and we planned to share our monthly expenses to see how much it cost to RV around America. Last month, we shared our RV expenses for the month of March. Below are April’s expenses, during which time we pulled our Airstream across America from […]
Keep The Change, Ya Filthy Animal.
A photo essay of my first quarter shower experience…..that I shared with Jane.