Over the weekend, we attended our first fall festival, the long-running Oktoberfest in tiny Minster, OH. There is apparently a dense German population in rural northern Ohio with some cities having a German population greater than 70%, and it seems every town has an Oktoberfest. Minster’s drew thousands of folks from the region, and it […]
Day Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park
On our last stop in the Rockies before descending into the plains on our way east, we visited Rocky Mountain National Park. We camped just outside the park in Estes Park so that we could have a full utility hookup, letting us run our heater all night. In September, fall is in full swing in […]
Biking the KATY Trail, Jefferson City, Missouri
If you’ve not heard of Rails To Trails, it’s the conversion of old railroad passages into multi-use paths for recreation. The KATY trail is one of these Rails to Trails. Stretching over 200 miles across Missouri along the bank of the Missouri River, it is one of the longer trails out there. As we were […]
Sledding at Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
I underestimated the size of the sand dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park. Not only are they taller than I expected, but also they are more expansive. Covering 300 square miles at 8,000 feet in elevation among the Rockies, the dunes are really impressive. There are hikes in and around the dunes and overnight […]
A Vacation From Full-Time Travel in San Francisco
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 […]
Cheap Thrills in Great Basin National Park – Baker, Nevada
When we left San Francisco after Labor Day Weekend, we planned to spend a few days at Lake Tahoe. When we arrived at Lake Tahoe though, we decided to blow it off and blaze another six hours across The Loneliest Highway in America to Great Basin National Park. We’d already seen Tahoe, and we wanted […]
I’m in Love with the Pacific Northwest
Guys. Maybe it’s because I’m currently in the Nevada desert, but I am missing the Pacific Northwest. Sure, the desert is a must see, but for anything longer than a few days, I’d gladly pass. The Pacific Northwest is where you want to spend your summer. I’m just saying. Not Portland or Seattle but the […]
Climbing on Goblins in Goblin Valley
On our way west, we learned of Goblin Valley State Park in Utah. We missed it while touring the National Parks in Utah, so we made a point to camp there on our way back east. The park is quite small, but the kids had an absolute blast there. The park is named for a […]
Oregon Rail Heritage Center
As most boys do, Wilson loves trains. So when we were in Portland we had to take a (free) trip to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center. It was hot. 101 and radiating off the black asphalt. This is an open air exhibit so that didn’t help much. On cooler Saturdays you can actually take a […]
A Morning Hike to Bumpass Hell, Lassen Volcanic NP
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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