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A Canoeing Service Project on the Buffalo National River, Arkansas

The morning we left Hot Springs National Park, we made a quick decision to take the long way to Bentonville and drive past the Buffalo National River. The drive through the backroads was beautiful, and we were rewarded with an empty campground at Tyler Bend. We were startled to discover that we had great Verizon, and…

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  • Lisa Bridges

    I’m glad you enjoyed my Beautiful Home State. I live near Hot Springs and the Buffalo River is an annual trip for our family. There are a lot waterfalls in the area to explore.ReplyCancel

  • Ellen Hawkins

    We love the Buffalo! We lived in Fort Smith and kayaked from Ponca to Kyles Landing multiple times a year. Limestone cliffs, waterfalls, beautiful hikes followed by dinner at the Ozark Cafe. We moved to CO last year, but the Buffalo will always be my first river love.ReplyCancel

Family Camping in Dry Tortugas National Park

Dinner seemed to be running late, but since no one was paying any attention to the time, I’m not sure that it mattered. The kids and I were gathered around the picnic table reminiscing about our incredible day as Sam loosely monitored our sizzles sausages on the BBQ. “Mom! Do you remember that really cool…

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  • Amazing shots! Makes me think I should become a beach person. The canon shot is gorgeous! I miss camping it has been almost a year. Yikes. I am still dreaming that one day we can do some serious traveling like this.ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      Start small!! Explore the places close to you and I’ll keep my fingers crossed a way opens up for you to travel farther in the future!ReplyCancel

  • Any idea when tourist season begins? We are putting our house on the market in a month so we could be hitting the road by April but would definitely like to avoid the crowds as we are traveling the country in our RV.ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      Tourist season on the Tortugas? They said their busiest season is in April when the birds are migrating. Second to that is the holidays. The ranger said it doesn’t get crazy hot in the summer so that’s also a good time to visit!ReplyCancel

  • […] soon as we booked our tickets to the Dry Tortugas, we started looking online for reservations at Bahia Honda State Park. Unfortunately, the state […]ReplyCancel

    • Jenn Barry

      Thank you for this awesome post! I love all the helpful tips you have given. I am planning our trip for this December. I have a question for you guys…did you stay 2 nights? I am trying to decide between 2 and 3 nights. My kids will be 10, 11 and 13. Any advice on how long to stay? Thanks!ReplyCancel

      • Jess

        Hey Jenn! You are welcome! I think it depends on your family. When we booked, they only allowed 2 nights but if we had been able to I think we would have stayed 3! You really can’t get bored and its SO gorgeous. I think I mentioned we didn’t have time to explore out onto the other Key where the Conch Shells were. Your kids are old enough they’d probably spend quite a bit of time snorkeling out away from the fort as well!ReplyCancel

  • Jennifer Barry

    Thank you for this awesome post! I love all the helpful tips you have given. I am planning our trip for this December. I have a question for you guys…did you stay 2 nights? I am trying to decide between 2 and 3 nights. My kids will be 10, 11 and 13. Any advice on how long to stay? Thanks!ReplyCancel

  • Amra Boyd

    Amazing post about Dry Tortugas, and a great blog – thanks much for sharing! Btw, we are fellow campers from GA, and we too were at the FDR State Park this past Thanksgiving. We have a t@b trailer and dream of long-timing one day like you. Happy travels!ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      We were there at the same time! How fun!! T@b trailers are super awesome – hooray for getting out any way we can! 😉ReplyCancel

  • […] Camping on the Dry Tortugas. Definitely number one. Its expensive to get there, but cheap to camp so definitely stay at least […]ReplyCancel

  • […] border. Although we could do just a day trip, we kind of have a thing for camping on islands (see here and here) and it sounded like […]ReplyCancel

  • […] weren’t even supposed to be at Long Key State Park. After the Dry Tortugas, we originally had planned to stay at Bahia Honda for another five days to decompress. We knew […]ReplyCancel

  • […] Or if you have enough time, plan on camping on the Dry Tortugas! We didn’t get a chance to do it but it is on our list to go back and stay for a few nights. Here is a post from a family of 5, Currently Wandering, who spent a few days on the Tortugas (lucky!): Family Camping In Dry Tortugas National Park […]ReplyCancel

  • […] She seemed excited to have mom and dad all to herself and dove in like a champ. The kids all learned to snorkel on the Dry Tortugas last year, and apparently Cara liked it enough to go again. This time we had kelp beds instead of […]ReplyCancel

  • […] border. Although we could do just a day trip, we kind of have a thing for camping on islands (see here and here) and it sounded like […]ReplyCancel

How We Backpacked on Stockton Island in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore With Kids

Sam and I have never considered traveling in an Airstream “camping”. Camping is what you do in a tent either with a car or in the back country. We had the goal this summer of introducing our kids to backpacking, and at first we planned to go at least once a month all summer. It…

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5 Family Friendly Activities at Voyageurs National Park

Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota isn’t on the way to anywhere. You have to actually try to visit this northern Minnesota park and I had been looking forward to it for quite sometime. Our experience here was relaxing, fascinating from a U.S. History perspective and so much fun.  I’m so happy we spent the time to drive…

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Visiting John Day Fossil Beds in Eastern Oregon

Eastern Oregon definitely gets less press than its beautiful counterpart – the coastline. The geography is very different, and luckily for us, so was the weather. After Halloween in Lincoln City (2014) we knew we needed to get out of the rain or we’d go crazy. A rather intense couple of driving days took us through Salem…

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  • […] Fairly soon on the hike, the trail dipped into a wash, and we followed the winding course of the wash for a mile or so. The rain the previous few days had washed the trail clean, safe for some wild-animal hoofprints and the footprints of one lone hiker. The trail was beautiful, and were were enjoying the solitude. An occasional trail sign assured us that we were on the right path. About a mile up the wash, the trail (marked with a sign) led up and to the right. The trail led up and out of the wash, and then wound through some clay hills that reminded me remarkably of the Painted Hills in Oregon. […]ReplyCancel

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