15 Newbie Camping Mistakes and How to Avoid Them With Kat Berta
Kat Berta and her husband Alan are the co-owners of the Brattleboro North KOA Journey in southern Vermont. They purchased the property in 2019 while Kat was still in her late twenties. To say that...
Campground Review: Jellystone Park at Birchwood Acres in the Catskills, NY
Jellystone Park at Birchwood Acres was one of our favorite campground discoveries this summer. It also happened to be close to home. This Yogi Bear campground in the Catskills region of New York State ticked off so many boxes for our family. They have great amenities...
RVFTA #198 Great SUV’s for Towing RV’s
This week's episode of the RV Family Travel Atlas podcast, Great SUVs for Towing RVs, has been a long time in the making. We have been discussing doing more SUV and Truck content for years. Now that time has come! For towable owners, driving the SUV or Truck is such a...
Campground Review #136: Ingalls Homestead in De Smet, South Dakota
Over the years, we've heard one family after another talk about a magical little campground in De Smet, South Dakota: The Ingalls Homestead. Realizing that this location is such a road trip highlight for so many visitors, we wanted to share a review on the Campground...
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The Last Great Hayride: Allentown KOA, Pennsylvania
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,...
ONE PLAYGROUND TO RULE THEM ALL! (Allentown, PA)
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...
The Last and First of the Season: Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
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...
Campfire Cuisine, by Robin Donovan (this is for you kitchen dwellers, too)
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...
The Nightlight Chronicles, Cont. (or, when do they start just going to bed?)
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...
Thank You Vermont. We Can’t Wait to Come Back.
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...
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