Our grand adventure across America
We kicked off summer with a long awaited trip to Michigan. Tim Allen has been tempting me with those Pure Michigan ads for many years and we finally got to see for ourselves what summertime in Michigan is really all about. In total, we spent nearly four weeks bouncing around Michigan and it was glorious. …
Based on my original itinerary, we were not going to visit Rocky Mountain National Park on this trip. I had to change our route up a bit due to the reservations I was able to get at various locations and boy, are we glad it worked out this way! Our base camp was the Jellystone …
After reaching our northern most spot on the coast (Maine), it was time to start heading west. We spent a miserable, wet, cold weekend in Vermont before reaching New York again. Our first stop was Lake George where we spent some time hiking, swimming, and celebrating Haddie’s 8th birthday. Our depressing weekend in Vermont inspired …
Hi my name is Colin and I’m going to tell you about riding the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls! First I’d like to say don’t worry about ponchos, they give you some for free. Then we boarded. They blow the horn before they leave, and it’s so LOUD, of course, we were almost …
I thought I left my heart in Virginia, but Maine came along and stole it for its own. We came to Maine as part of our efforts to see as many national parks as possible, but I was unprepared for how much we were going to love it here. Let’s start with the campground. When …
After leaving Connecticut, we headed North to spend a few days in Massachusetts. We stayed at the legendary Normandy Farms campground and it did not disappoint! This was a true camping resort and was definitely the nicest place we’ve stayed while on this trip. Highlights for the kids were the bike track and RC car …
Hi, my name is Haddie. Today I’m going to tell you about the tide pools at Bar Harbor KOA. I found shells, clams, periwinkles, and even a LIVE CLAM!!! We kept seeing water shooting out of the sand. Mom looked it up and it was clams. They spit water to help them dig deeper. The …
This was one of those weeks where things didn’t go how we thought they were going to go. The original plan was to camp in New York and take a day trip or two into NYC. It’s not easy to find camping near the city but we found a KOA as close as possible that …
Hi my name is Colin and this is the first post of the kids blog! For the first one I wanted to tell about the trains I’ve ridden. This is the Boston train part. It took about 30 minutes to get to a subway station on the train. Then we transferred to the orange line …
Our last visit to Virginia was almost two decades ago, but the beauty of this state made a lasting impression on me. I’m happy to report that it’s just as beautiful as I remember! Virginia has so much to offer and we soaked up as much as we could during our stay. Our first stop …
