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At the beginning of the summer, after reading an article in the Wall Street Journal, I decided to get Darn Tough with my feet and with my sock drawer. I decided to purchase two pairs of high end socks made by Darn Tough in Vermont (for hiking and casual wear) and to...
We had another lovely stay at the Allentown KOA last weekend. It served as a convenient base camp for exploring the gently rolling hills and picture perfect farms of the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. The campground itself is deeply wooded and tucked away,...
I have to confess, I was looking for food. Before we left for our quick weekend trip to the Allentown KOA I went on to the RV.NET forum and asked for family-friendly restaurant recommendations near the campground. I got a few responses, but more importantly, a...
Two farm stands in the Lehigh Valley offered us the last tastes of summer and the firsts hints of autumn. The corn was delicious, the tomatoes were perfect, and the boys gulped down the cider. * * The pies were just okay, but who cares? The very mention of pie...
Honestly, I rolled my eyes when my husband handed me this book. Four years ago, when we first started camping with the boys, I did a little research on 'camping' recipes. It wasn't like I was planning on cooking over the campfire or anything...two babies on a campsite...
A few months ago, I posted about our nightlight that turns green when the boys are allowed to get out of bed in the morning. This handy gadget keeps our early risers in bed until a fairly reasonable hour and it was a complete catastrophe when we left it behind on our...
We came home from Vermont over two weeks ago, but part of me still feels like I'm there. It was one of my favorite road trips of all time--and I've been on a few. Here are my top ten reasons for still wanting to say thank you to Vermont: 1. For your family...
I stumbled across--by way of a tweet--this great project by the National Parks Conservation Association. You can submit your National Park story to www.myparkstory.org and they have a bunch published on the site. As I read through them, I was really encouraged by how...
I absolutely hate marshmallows. I don't like the taste of them. I don't like the smell of them. And I really hate brushing the boys' teeth after they have eaten them. I have sat around close to 30 campfires this summer and haven't had a single s'more. So what is my...
On our last morning in Vermont, we decided to let the campers stretch their legs before the long car ride home and headed to VINS, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science, which was right up the road from our campground. The center is perfectly designed to blend in...
