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(You don't need a camper for this trip...) A couple of months ago, Jeremy and I decided this fall would be the perfect time to take the boys to Washington D.C. for the first time. We picked Columbus Day weekend and booked the campground. Quite the coincidence that...
Getting the best site at Seashore Campsites... Walking towards the sunset... Hanging with the Wes Man... Playing on the beach... *** *** *** *** Playing hide and seek... Shutting down the pool for the season... Searching for Monarch Butterflies at "Butterfly...
Two years ago, in late October, we took Max and Theo to Allentown for a long weekend. It was beautiful. The weather was perfect and we enjoyed the Lehigh Valley Zoo and a great train ride through the country. There was pumpkin picking and a halloween parade....
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...
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...
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...
At a mere four months old, our little camper has racked up some serious traveling stats. Outdoor enthusiasts, let's play a game...Can you beat Wesley's numbers? Total states visited: 6 Total National Parks Visited: 3 Total Hikes Completed (or slept through...six of...
Our visit to the Quechee Gorge was one of my favorite moments of our whole Vermont trip. The mile hike down to the bottom of the Gorge was perfect for kids and full of quiet, easy beauty for the adults. * * * Down at the bottom, heaven presented itself in the form of...
We went to Vermont in search of family friendly hiking and swimming, and we found them both. On our last morning at the Brattleboro North KOA I walked into the cozy camp store and asked Beverly to recommend a good swim. She pulled out a list culled from swimming...
