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Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park: amazing Montana cave tours

Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, just north of Yellowstone is a remarkable place to explore. A must see on a Western Montana road trip, the caverns are an easy addition to any number of travel plans, including a cross-country drive. In this article we’re going to tackle the who, what, why, when and where of the Lewis and Clark Caverns (but not in that order).

Locale of Lewis and Clark Caverns

Located about forty minutes south of Butte, Montana, the Lewis and Clark Caverns are just o...

Road trip through West Coast National Parks: exploring the mountains

There are many ways to approach a West Coast or National Parks road trip.  Seriously, you can do the Pacific Coast Highway from the Olympic Peninsula of Washington all of the way down the Oregon Coast through California to Tijuana, Mexico, or you can shoot down the I-5 corridor, making intentional stops within an hour or two off the freeway. You could even just wing it and pop all over the place.

Road trips are an amazing family travel experience and not to be missed.  We’ve got many great o...

Why Pride Matters: 10 Ways To Show You Love The LGBTQ Community

It’s rare that we share anything very specific to being a part of the LGBTQ community, but I think that particularly with the struggle of the last few years it’s become increasingly important to talk about and share. Here are 10 reasons why Pride matters both to our family and why it should matter to you.  Pride Checklist at the end!!!

Note: I wrote this article because I too need to be reminded of the importance of Pride 365 days a year. Too often I catch myself making snap judgments about m...

Road Trip Planning Tool: Useful Guide To Make The Best Route And Budget

Planning an awesome road trip can be hard work, especially if you’re exploring someplace you’ve never been before. We created out road trip planning tool to make it easier to build an itinerary AND a budget for road tripping. This easy tool is ideally used alongside a map program to ensure you build a great road trip route.

Check out my book, The Road Trip Survival Guide, for ideas on packing and preparedness, as well as 18 awesome road trip itineraries! GET MY BOOK HERE!

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Best Banff Ecotours: Great Nature-first Adventures In The Canadian Rockies

With more and more families choosing outdoors vacations with trips into nature, it’s become increasingly important to be thoughtful and have low-impact travel be at the forefront of planning. We discovered some incredible ecotours in Banff and Canmore, which is becoming an even more popular destination than ever before. Ecotours in Banff are a way to enjoy the unique Canadian Rockies while leaving no trace on the land.

One of the most frequent questions we get about traveling as a family is h...

Memorial Day Update 2021 – New Book, Schools Out and Pride!

Our Memorial Day Update: from a book release to school getting out soon, there’s a lot happening in our world. See what’s new below!

Now Available: The Road Trip Survival Guide

I hope I haven’t been too irritating about it, but I’m so excited to share that today my book, The Road Trip Survival Guide, is actually in stores and arriving in mailboxes. I started working on it two years ago, before we did our big pandemic road trip, and now it’s finally on the shelf.

My goal with writing thi...

Road Trip Survival Guide: This Is The Travel Book You Need To Read NOW

I wrote the Road Trip Survival Guide after having a year where we did 9 road trips… and then did the most epic road trip of all: relocating across the country. With so many miles under my belt in such a short time and with a lifetime of road trips to also pull from, writing the Road Trip Survival Guide just made sense.

Get the Road Trip Survival Guide today!

This is my second book, the first being the Ultimate Travel Journal for Kids, which was so very different to create. I wrote my first...

Florida Keys on a Budget: Best Affordable Tropical Fun

After several trips to the Florida Keys the biggest question we get is how to visit the Florida Keys for cheap. “What’s an affordable hotel in Key West?” or “What key should we stay on for cheap?” Here’s a plan for an affordable Florida Keys vacation that is budget friendly and also tons of fun.

If we’re missing a topic or don’t answer your question in this post about doing an inexpensive Florida Keys trip, send me a note and I’ll get you set up with the best budget information possible.

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Montana Adventures – Road Trips and National Parks

We keep going back to Montana because each trip results in a different and amazing experience. From the National Parks, to the historic wild west towns there is so much to explore. Oh, and the food! We’ve covered quite a bit of territory in Montana and have lots of tips for having your own Montana adventures!

Montana Road Trip Adventures

There are many different ways to get to and to explore Montana. We’ve taken Amtrak to and from Glacier Country. Flying into Bozeman, we’ve gotten to d...

NYC At Christmas (or anytime): How To Have the Best Family Trip

Initially the thought of doing New York City at Christmas with kids felt a bit daunting, and we travel A LOT. Once we started planning and accepted that NYC can’t be done all in one trip, particularly with kids, we started to get excited…

Our goad with doing NYC over the holidays was to experience the iconic sights and holiday vibe that New York is famous for. I’d say we accomplished it! From seeing the sights of historic Lower Manhattan to taking in a Broadway show, we did it all. And here’s...