Walnut Canyon National Monument is a fantastic destination for families looking for a unique outdoor adventure. Walnut Canyon was right on the way for our Arizona road trip. The park is located near Flagstaff, Arizona, and features a stunning canyon filled with ancient cliff dwellings and scenic hiking trails. Here is everything you need to …
If you’re driving along Route 66 in Arizona, there’s a good chance you’ll pass through the town of Winslow. Made famous by the Eagles’ song “Take it Easy,” Winslow is a small town with a big personality. This was not the first time I had stopped to stand on this particular corner. I stood there …
This is maybe my most favorite place to take the kids. I used to go here when I was little and it was an absolute dream to take my kids to visit last summer.
The Marble Mines hike at Sloppy Floyd State Park has been on our must do list for a while. It is a relatively easy but uphill hike to the mouth of a cave, with a pond and waterfall. There are plenty more extensive trails in the area to explore as well. Sloppy Floyd turned out …
After miles of passing red barns painted with “See Rock City” and the littles yelling out “Let’s go to Rock City” we relented and drove up Lookout Mountain to Rock City Gardens. Jeff and I had visited a decade earlier before having kids. Rock City Gardens had also been a staple of my all-girls spend …
One of my goals while we were in Florida was to explore many of the coastal forts with the kids. Fort Morris, located outside of Savannah, was part of that tour. The idea of a fort grabs the boys’ interest and it is a great jumping off point for exploring some of the darker parts …
The moment I found out there was a full scale, although not complete, fiberglass replica of Stonehenge (named Bamahenge) less than an hour away from our house I made plans to visit. Jeff and I have been to the real Stonehenge in the U.K. but never got around to taking the boys. They were familiar …
The Gulf Coast is the natural home of many of the world’s carnivorous plants. These Gulf Coast Pitcher Plant bogs are unique habitats that exist nowhere else on earth. Pitcher plants bloom in the spring, but even a fall visit or winter visit to the Weeks Bay Pitcher Plant Bog can be spectacular. Our visit …
In order to escape the Florida heat we headed north to explore Canada’s Atlantic Provinces. Our dear friends, the Poole It Together family, joined us for a family road trip extravaganza. We opted to fly into Portland, Maine where we met up with the Pooles to start our road trip. The Pooles were able to …
This post contains affiliate links. We traveled all around Europe by train, plane and sometimes in an RV. Moving to the United States meant more time in the car. We upgraded to the perfect family road trip car – the minivan. As we log miles traveling the southeast we’ve figured out a few tips and …