You know what they say about the best laid plans. The West is on fire. Last weekend we camped in the northeast portion of Washington and ended up driving through an actual wildfire. It was dark as night and we could feel the heat from the fires in the car. We were one of the last cars through before the road was closed. We aren't super interested in doing that again, so we decided to switch up our ...
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The Great Road Trip of 2020 / Planning Phase
Here we go! We are getting ready to head out on a pretty epic road trip. We'd like to visit as many national parks as we can before our boys are off living their own lives. We know that there's going to be some tough ones (oh, hey Alaska!) but we're ready to do as many as we can. We're in the beginning stages of planning for our fall 2020 trip. While this year has been anything but normal, ...
A NEW ADVENT TRADITION
Update: Below you’ll find the original blog post I wrote about our [then] new Advent tradition. We loved having an intentional way to celebrate Advent and spend December focused on our family. I’ll continue to update the ideas and links to activities each year as our list grows and evolves. I hope this find you preparing your hearts and home for a beautiful Advent ...
FRANKLIN FALLS // WA
Location Snoqualmie Pass Distance / Difficulty 2 miles round trip / easy for most kiddos 3 and up (though they will need help at the descent to waterfall) Pass/Permit Northwest Forest Pass, or $5 per car, or get yourself an Interagency Pass so you can also use it at National Parks and lands across the US Washington Trails Association has detailed directions and updated trail reports FOLLOW ...
CAMPING WITH HIPCAMP
I know it's only January but it's time to start thinking about where you're camping this year. Here in the PNW, campsites fill up so stinkin' fast. Anyone else already have alarms set up so you can book the very second a date and site open up? Seriously, it's crazy. Two years ago, after realizing so many of the popular campsites were already booked (newbie mistake), I stumbled upon a website ...
ROAD TRIP: DRIVE DAY + YELLOWSTONE
Welcome to our Road Trip Series! If you are just joining, start here or scroll down for links to all the Road Trip Series posts. Drive Day Our first day was a long drive day. We drove from our home near Seattle to Bozeman, MT. We had a few different reasons for this. First, I knew we'd all be really excited and that excitement means that boredom and whining would be at a minimum. It worked. The ...