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Books Set in Croatia It’s time for book club and this month I am sharing books set in Croatia. This one was a little harder than books set in Italy, but I found a few good ones. I also started a couple I didn’t finish. Croatia is a little country, and while it is …
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I’ve said it before: camping has gotten so competitive. We’ve been turned away from first come- first serve campgrounds several times. In both Moab and Grand Teton National Park we’ve been left scrambling for somewhere to spend the night. Now, I stick to campgrounds where I can make a reservation. That’s how we ended up …
Camping on San Juan Island San Juan County Park Campground is perched on the edge of the Puget Sound on the west side of San Juan Island. The campground overlooks Haro Strait with views to the Strait of San Juan de Fuca. During the day, we watched ferries, looked for orcas, and gazed at the Olympic …
Information on book clubs for kids is sparse, so I am sharing what I have learned from our homeschool book club. This winter, a parent in our homeschool group organized a book club that our kids loved participating in. In addition to reading books we may not have otherwise chosen for ourselves, it gave the …
Best Things to do in Joshua Tree National Park What makes Joshua Tree National Park in California one of the best vacation spots for kids and families and one of my “Top Ten National Parks?” There are big rocks and piles of boulders. The park encompasses parts of both the Mojave and Colorado Deserts and all …
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Looking for something to do on your way to Yellowstone? There are so many things to do in Thermopolis, WY: hot springs, dinosaur museum, state park, bison!
Henry is cranking out these hot springs videos! And they are awesome. If you started singing “Everything is Awesome,” then you and I are connected at a cellular level. We spent a few days at Elkhorn over New Years. There was skiing, sledding, soaking, eating, and laying around. I wrote about it for this cool new …
Update 28 June 2019: LifeStraw water bottles are on sale right now on Amazon. And back to the original article. I love hiking by water. Creeks, streams, rivers, waterfalls, ponds, lakes, ocean…well, you probably know what water is. The bummer about water today, even in the mountains of Montana, is that you can’t drink it …
On Fridays, I (sometimes) post about our field trips exploring near home. Pack a lunch and hop in the car– here’s what you need to know to plan your own field trip. This article is based on many visits to Natural Bridge Falls, Montana. I’m putting all the details together so you can plan your …
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