As I’ve mentioned many times, we went on a road trip in October. To read more about it you can click here. But, what I haven’t shown you yet is how we kept the kids entertained for 3500 miles. We don’t have DS’s or ipads or any other gaming device to take with us. When I first started planning this trip, I thought I would
In October of 2012, Farmer John, me, & our 3 kids went on a 15 day road trip. We went as far as the Grand Canyon before turning back towards home. Yosemite was the last National Park we visited before getting back to Oregon. It was beautiful, of course. The many different habitats surprised me the most. I wasn’t expecting the landscape to be as
As part of our road trip that I keep talking about we spent three days at Disneyland. It was a surprise to the kids. You have no idea how ecstatic I was that it was able to stay a secret. I thought for sure some how they would find out. I figured by the time we drove up to the hotel they’d have it figured
On our road trip one of the stops along the way was Disneyland. I still remember when I was a kid loving to meet the characters and get their autographs. I wanted my kids to have the same great experience. So, I made them their own autograph books.
Death Valley is the hottest, driest & lowest of all the National Parks. When I was looking into going to Death Valley, I read that it is a winter destination for travelers since it gets so hot in the summer. It was close to 100° when we visited in October.
The southern most stop on our road trip was LegoLand California, which is less than an hour north of the Mexican border. This was our first time visiting LegoLand. I thought it was so-so. It wasn’t terrible, but there were a few things that could be improved upon.
The furthest destination on our 2012 road trip was the Grand Canyon. Seeing the Grand Canyon was definitely on my bucket list. I couldn’t believe I was actually seeing it. And, I was getting to share that memory with my favorite people. Awesome!
When I was planning our road trip & realized we’d be going through San Francisco, there was one place I wanted to take my kids – the California Academy of Sciences. The main reason I wanted to visit this museum was to see the 4 story rainforest built inside. I knew my kids would love it. And yes, they did enjoy it. But, to be
We drove through Joshua Tree National Park on our way from L.A. to the Grand Canyon. We stayed the night in a hotel outside of Palm Springs & first thing in the morning we drove through Joshua Tree National Park. Farmer John said this was his favorite park from this trip. It was a completely different ecosystem than where we live – which is why
The last place we visited before heading home on our road trip last month was Columbia State Historic Park. It was much more than just a historic park. It was a hands on walk through a town in the Gold Rush era. It’s located in Columbia, California just off Highway 49, near Sonora. I can’t say enough about it. We spent 5 hours there &
