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A Vacation From Full-Time Travel in San Francisco

September 21, 2016 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

Traveling full time is so different than a vacation. Anyone who’s ever tried to go anywhere with young children knows that most of the time trips are work. They are not a vacation. Traveling full-time is a lot of work, and sometimes we need to break up the work of day-to-day travel with a little […]

Filed Under: California, Kelleys, Step 12: Embark on the Adventure

A Morning Hike to Bumpass Hell, Lassen Volcanic NP

September 2, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

On our last day in Lassen Volcanic National Park, we decided to hike the 3-mile round trip hike to Bumpass Hell, probably the most popular hike in the whole park. The trail follows an easy grade up and over a pass to Bumpass Hell, a large area of geothermal activity, including bubbling mud pots, hissing […]

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Hike around Manzanita Lake at Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

September 1, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

While I like to hike up and down mountains with a kid strapped to my back, I also like those hikes where Jane and Wilson can walk most or all of the trail on their own. Our pace with the kids walking is much slower than when we carry them, but slowing down to enjoy […]

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Day Trip Itinerary for visiting Death Valley with Kids

May 19, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

Death Valley is hot. Believe what you read about the heat. It is oppressive and dangerous. It’s dangerous for adults, and it’s especially dangerous for little kids. We visited Death Valley National Park with our 1 and 4 year old kids in May. By 9am, temperatures in the valley reached 90 degrees F. The hottest […]

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Biking Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park

May 18, 2016 by Mark Kelley 3 Comments

Yosemite is fantastic. The landscape is stunning, and the opportunities for hiking, climbing, and biking are plentiful. We spent most of our week in Yosemite Valley, taking in the waterfalls and cliffs throughs some short day hikes, but when possible we tried to find a little elbow room in a crowded park. We hiked a […]

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Yosemite is beautiful, but…how do you avoid the crowds

May 17, 2016 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Day Trip to Sequoia National Park

May 16, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

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. […]

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A Four Year Old’s Review of Sequoia National Park

May 13, 2016 by Katie Kelley Leave a Comment

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Hiking, Climbing and Camping in Joshua Tree National Park – Near Los Angeles

May 10, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

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 […]

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