We had been hearing from many sources that Goblin Valley is great for kids. Those sources were 100% accurate! The Valley of Goblins is one big open space with no trails. You can walk and climb anywhere you please as long as you stay off […]
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Travel Recap: Colorado Springs
We definitely crammed a ton into just 2 nights outside Colorado Springs. We arrived fairly early to our campsite, unhitched, and then drove to Garden of the Gods for a little hike/walk. There is all sorts of road construction around the Discovery Center, which was […]
Travel Recap: Nebraska
rom Kansas we traveled north to Agate Fossil Beds NM. We stayed just outside the park at Pavement’s End campground. We were the only ones there. Agate Fossil Beds had a really nice visitor center that not only included a lot of education of the […]
Travel Recap: Kansas
We stayed at Lake Afton for 2 nights just as a stopover and drive break. The lake was pretty, though, and had a little playground for the kids close by. After leaving Lake Afton we stopped at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. This was a really […]
Travel Recap: Oklahoma City, OK
We came through OKC on our first trip. There’s a really excellent science museum that the kids wanted to visit again, and it was along the best route for us. During the first part of the pandemic, the Cowboy museum also became quite famous due […]
Travel Recap: Wild Country Safari Park
While staying at Poverty Point Reservoir State Park, I happened to see this drive through safari Park (Wild Country Safari Park) on Google maps nearby. We didn’t have much else to do so we drove over on a cold and drizzly day. We were the […]
Travel Recap: New Orleans, LA
New Orleans recap:We stayed 5 nights at Bayou Segnette State Park on the West Bank. Our first day we drove to Jean Lafitte Barataria Preserve. We hiked two of the boardwalk trails and earned Jr Ranger badges. The next day we went into the city […]
Travel Recap: Mobile, AL, Biloxi, MS, and Waveland, MS
We camped at Meaher State Park just outside Mobile, AL. The day we arrived it was battery cold and rainy but we were rewarded with the most amazing sunset. The state park is right on the water. Unfortunately there’s some hurricane damage they’re still recovering […]
Travel Recap: Port St Joe, Panama City, Pensacola, FL
We traveled to Port St Joe from Gainesville and stayed at a very small RV park a block from the beach. The Aqua Bay RV park had full hookups and a little laundry/bathhouse. It was all that we needed and people were super friendly. We […]
Travel Recap: Tampa and Gainseville, FL
Tampa and Gainesville recap: We camped at Fort Desoto State Park outside St Petersburg for several days. We visited the Manatee Viewing Center one day and climbed the observation tower, hiked around the nature trails, and saw the manatees on the coastal trail. We spent […]