Rustic heaven at the Chateau at the Oregon Caves
If you know me (Rob, Hi!) you know that I use the word “magical” in 50% of my sentences… and so does Oliver… because he’s my mini-me. Blame it on …
Hunting for gnomes in Redwood National Park
We grew up in a great period in film history, where there were movies like the Land Before Time, Ferngully and, from even before we were born, The Gnome-Mobile. On …
The amazing Yosemite Valley tram tour
While we typically just do our own thing and plot out sights we want to see, every now and then we’ll do a tour. National Parks are so easy to …
The Evergreen Lodge at Yosemite National Park: amazing.
Such a variety of accommodations in this world. We’ve seen them all and stayed in half of them. On our epic road trip through the National Parks of Northern California, …
Why you must stop at Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park
Everybody seems to have an opinion about overrated sights and places to visit. Roadside attractions are totally cliched to stop at, but why not stop? Viewpoints on highways that have …
Best hiking in Mount Rainier National Park: beautiful and kid friendly hikes
Even though we love going to Olympic National Park, Mount Rainier National Park is one of our favorite spots in the state of Washington. One of the things we love …
Waterfalls of Mt Rainier National Park
There are few things that we’re just suckers for: lighthouses, bathrobes, and waterfalls. When you’re heading to the mountains to go hiking, you can only count on getting one of …
Family Camping With Kids: 5 Dad Hacks
Dads have the stereotypical reputation of a few key things: bad jokes, BBQing and convincing the family to rough it. None of these are bad stereotypes, but also none are true …
Glacier National Park boat tours: 4 reasons to do one
We still haven’t visited Switzerland. It’s been on our list for some time and somehow we haven’t gone. We have been to the Rockies in the USA though, and I think …
Glacier National Park: when a forest fire foils you
“The best laid plans of man…” I hate that phrase. It is so heavy with impossibility. But it’s true. Recently, we wrote an article about traveling in Europe and that …
Family Guide to Eastern Glacier National Park
We were fortunate to get to take the kids to Glacier National Park during summer 2015. Due to forest fires, most of the Park was closed, but we still had …
National Parks: what are they and why do we care?
Once upon a time (1872), in a faraway place (Washington, DC), there lived a mediocre looking prince named Ulysses S Grant. He was the President of the United States. At …
Being prepared for all weather in Yellowstone National Park
You know how when you go to Vegas it’s blazing hot all day and you think you might die, and then you roll out at 4am and you’re frozen? The …
The Best Picnic Spots in Yellowstone National Park
If you’ve got kids or share your life with another adult, you know that getting “hangry” is a very real and present danger. If you don’t know what “hangry” is, …
Families Like Ours: even pelicans have two dads
Having two dads isn’t the norm. It’s true. But gosh, it would be nice if we ran into more families like ours out there. We do what we can to …
Camping List Extras
We have migrated our camping list extras into a post instead of a page. We made this list because after you’ve camped with a child, you can walk away from …