In the last two years of traveling we really haven’t made an effort to attend any conferences or workshops. Pre-travel I would attend at least one photography workshop a year, and Sam would often have 2-3 tech conferences he attended. All part of keeping up our skills, networking, and getting inspiration for new projects or…
During our recent trip to Utah we had a surprising conversation with my family when I mentioned I was past ready to go on a hike but my kids weren’t going to like it. “They aren’t going to like it?” my dad asked. “Oh no,” I said. “They are going to whine and complain.” I…
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We had heard from fellow travelers that Lost Dutchman State Park was pretty amazing, so when we swung through Phoenix last winter we decided to give it a try. Not really knowing the layout of the park beforehand, we managed to snag a pretty sweet spot with an epic view of the Superstition Mountains….
We visited Chiricahua National Monument in eastern Arizona. It was a mountain oasis in a desert of grass. The landscape was pretty cool. And there were TREES. We hadn’t seen trees in a month – just cactus. Mom and dad decided that we were going to hike. A long one! I didn’t really want to…
I can SO relate! We did a big 24-day cross-country road trip with our travel trailer to see several national parks this summer, and I posted lots of pictures of our children having amazing adventures. But, if you ask my younger son about the trip, he’ll tell you straight up he would have rather stayed home all summer. Even though he says that, I know he doesn’t mean it.
So funny how they do that!
That photo is amazing!
Thanks Janssen!
I just went on a hike yesterday with two whiners 😉 my two oldest do amazing now and very rarely whine but two middles are still learning to be tough. My boys used to while so much though. It was like nails on a chalkboard…
What a great post. Thanks for the insight. I remember resisting hikes as a kid, but now I’m so glad my parents took me.