Ancient Roman Vindolanda & the Hunt for Hadrian’s Wall
I’d asked around and learned there were good places to see Hadrian’s Wall near the historic park of Vindolanda. “And what is Vindolanda?” you might ask.
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Once in a Lifetime Family Road Trip to York, Our Favorite English City
This family vacation to the United Kingdom was extra special to me because I feel like it was a once in a lifetime kind of trip. Our time together with our children is short. The preciousness of this time became so apparent to me once our oldest went away to college. Plus, he insisted on skipping this trip. It was impossible for him to obtain summer employment if he was constantly leaving town on all my family adventures. He was […]
» Read moreCross-Country Road Trip 2016: Cali to Bama in a Pick-Up Truck
Next Stop: North Rim of the Grand Canyon!! And on the road again… Once you finish chuckling over their eye covers, check out the FOUR CORNERS behind them: You can be in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado all at the same time. Mesa Verde National Park Next Stop: Oklahoma City Oh yeah, and Alan also took them to Pops, a soda pop factory/store. (Thanks for all the ideas, Greg!) They brought back a cooler full of sodas too. I […]
» Read moreCross Country Road Trip 2016: The Man Show
It’s purely a man show this time, y’all. Last time it was just Alan and me. This time it’s Alan, Joshua, and Caleb.They are crossing the country mostly on I-40 riding in a full cab pick-up truck with a camper-cover. Is that what you call those things? I don’t know. It’s a truck with a hut built on it to keep your luggage dry. If you follow Alan on Facebook, then I have no news for you because Alan used […]
» Read moreDay 1 of the Trip to San Diego. Vacation renews a tired Mom.
San Diego Day 1: I have never been so badly in need of a vacation as I was this Spring Break. Actually, I’ve lived in need of a vacation since June 2013. I promise I wasn’t always this tired and whiny. There were actually lots of years where I felt relaxed and happy. I was busy, but it was a healthy level of busy. I want to get back to that healthy level of busy, but happy again!!! Forget […]
» Read moreBeautiful Point Lobos State Park is the Easiest Place to Find Seals in the wild Near Monterey
We visited Carmel by the Sea this week, and I am completely in awe at the state park we found there. This stunning state park is called Point Lobos, and if you have been, then you know. If you have not been, allow me to introduce you to my favorite state or national park in the entire U.S of A. Carmel by the Sea may be the ritziest area that I have ever visited. I’m used to walking through streets […]
» Read moreExploring California, In Pictures Part I
Of course, I have taken way, way too many pictures of California to squeeze them all into one post, especially with slow wi-fi, so I’m breaking this post into two parts. Today we will focus on the desert, mountains, and agricultural regions, and my next post will feature the coast. I know, that next part sounds like a lot more fun, but the mountains have their own beauty, so hang with me. When we first entered California, on I-40, which […]
» Read moreThe Best Dam Trip We’ve Ever Taken
What is the big deal about the Hoover Dam? What makes the Hoover Dam such a big deal is what this marvel accomplishes, and I am going to tell you all about it. Hoover Dam, the 2nd tallest dam in America, but probably the best known. (The tallest one, in case that made you as curious as it made me, is the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, east of Sacramento.) This side trip on our cross-country road trip was all for […]
» Read moreThe Grand Canyon Railway Is The Best Way To Visit The Grand Canyon
When we originally planned this cross country move, Alan asked me what I’d like to see. I only had one request: Grand Canyon. The whole trip was built around this. It was totally worth it. My dad showed us a newspaper article he’d found about the Grand Canyon Railway. It’s a train that goes from Williams, Arizona, up to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. We decided to give it a try, and I’m glad we did. This was […]
» Read more“We don’t want to eat the bread; we just want to collect the bread.”
Today we took the day off from the endless driving and spent the day doing tourist-y things instead. My dad told us about this Grand Canyon Railway that takes you to the Grand Canyon, and we decided to give it a shot. We had such a wonderful time. The Grand Canyon was amazing, so I have more to share on that next time. This time I just want to share a few amusing quotes from the trip so far. Why? […]
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