Iconic Iowa Road Trip: Contrasting Old and New
My dad has been an encouraging voice for me throughout the years, urging me through all of my weird and daring ideas. Even when we’ve butted heads, … Read more
Sheep to Wake You
My estranged aunt posted one of those memes on Facebook recently. It stated that the human body recovers from the negative effects of restless sleep caused … Read more
The Smart Parent’s Guide to Road Trip Preparedness
You learn a few things along the way after you become a parent. Before children enter the picture, the world is much simpler and far … Read more
Our Rooftop Tent Camping Trailer
You all have seen a lot of our camping trailer with its CVT rooftop tent. We’ve even had a few readers write to say that … Read more
Family Geocaching to Explore Anywhere
Nate and the boys and I are an adventurous group, but before last week we had never been family geocaching. Readers frequently wrote in to tell us we needed … Read more
6 Things You Totally Shouldn’t Do at the Park
We’ve been finding ourselves at the park a lot, especially on weekends when Nate is off work. We haven’t traveled much recently, but we know we should at … Read more
Our First Time at Overland Expo
I grew up all over the western half of the United States. I may have only lived in Washington, Oregon, California and Oklahoma but my … Read more
Fishing at Ocean Beach, San Diego
Last week we were exploring Temecula, and this week we’re down at the southern end of San Diego county in Ocean Beach! Across from the … Read more
A Day of Temecula Sightseeing
Back when we lived in LA, Nate and I would take weekend trips around Southern California. I distinctly remember telling him about this little gem of … Read more
Camping at Lake Isabella, Our Way
I mentioned last week that we were on a mini vacation. We worked with KOA to go camping at Lake Isabella and it was such an … Read more