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The Redwoods have such a mythical, magical beauty and most people would place them high on the RV travel bucket list. Personally, we've been dreaming about hugging a Redwood tree for as long as memory serves. Well, we finally got our chance to visit, and this week's...
Hiking 101 with Andrew Skurka As new parents, it was difficult for us to imagine how we were ever again going to enjoy outdoor adventures. Thank goodness we discovered the magic off hiking. Hiking has been the perfect family activity since we can vary the level of...
On this week's episode of RV Family Travel Atlas, we are reporting from the field with our top tips for exploring our nation's beautiful national park sites. We have been to a national seashore, a national park, and a national historic site in the last few weeks and...
We have wanted to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park for years, so after spending four relaxing days at the Fancy Gap KOA we were charged up and ready to go. So why did we spend our first full day on the North Carolina side of the Smokies at the Campground?...
On this episode of RV Family Travel Atlas, we are sharing our 4 secret ingredients for family fun. Vacationing with kids can be a bit challenging, and we want to give you some tips for keeping everyone, young old and in between, entertained, and inspired. We have...
This article originally appeared in the Jayco Journal. With over 120 miles of hiking trails on Mount Desert Island, you could visit Acadia National Park many times over and never walk the same path twice. After three visits to Acadia (two of them with young kids in...
If you have only one day to spend in Crawford Notch State Park, then it can be a pretty tricky feat figuring out what you will do with it. In the course of a five minute conversation with any of the locals, we were told at least seven things that we just could not...
The Kancamagus Highway, better known as the Kanc, is a 34.5 mile stretch of road that runs through the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. We had heard from some folks that it was a lovely drive, but honestly it wasn't at the top of our list of things to...
On our second day in Franconia Notch, we were excited to see more of the mountains. However, we also knew we had to take it a little easy with the kids since the day before had been relatively long and physically demanding for our three young children. This is a...
It always takes us a day or two to get the lay of the land when we arrive in a new location. I find that I can do all the research in the world, but we don't really get a good feel for a place until we drive around a bit and chat with the locals and other guests at...
