Creating Family Connections One RV Adventure at a Time
Here at our house we’re busy counting down the days until our spring break RV adventure. Our kids are excited about their upcoming week off from school, but they’re also getting excited about all the things we will be able to see and do on our visit to Charleston, S.C. We’ve been talking about and planning this trip for months now. (Quite frankly, we’ve been
Several years ago Jarrett and I read an article about a place nicknamed the “Cape Cod of the Midwest.” To locals it’s just called Door County, Wis., a 70-mile long peninsula along Lake Michigan that is dotted with resort communities and pastoral farm land. But every year, more than 2 million visitors flock to the region, which boasts five state parks, 11 historic lighthouses, and more
UPDATE: While I still love the Good Sam Trip Planner tool, which I highlight below, I recently learned an important lesson. DO NOT LET YOUR MEMBERSHIP EXPIRE! I did and I lost all of my saved trips. I had to completely re-plot our West trip in the program once I renewed our membership. Kind of a pain–and a lot of wasted time. So if you
In my last post about our future west trip, I shared about how I use Good Sam Trip Planner. In that post I mentioned that I created a series of documents that assisted me in the trip planning process. They include a spreadsheet, calendar, and important info document. Spreadsheet: When I started the planning process I created a spreadsheet that had days 1-60 in the
On New Year’s we announced some really big plans for 2015. This is the first in a series of posts that will give you insight into how I began planning our massive West trip. Before our South Carolina and Georgia trip in early 2014 we had purchased a Good Sam membership. We purchased it for the benefit of the emergency roadside assistance, but later I discovered
For many families making their rounds of the Utah 5 National Parks, a visit to Bryce Canyon is a highly anticipated stop. With its sweeping vistas and spectacular hikes, Bryce offers something for everyone. But with most of the camping options concentrated immediately around Bryce, families that want to escape the crowds and explore Bryce…
For many families planning a trip to the Utah region, their itineraries often center on hitting the high points of iconic stops like Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, and Arches. Several lesser-known parks are also worth the stop, though, and for families looking for ways to escape the crowds, Cedar Breaks National Monument should be on…
