The Importance of a Name: Never Touch Wild Animals in Their Habitat
To continue with our day trip motif, have you ever visited the sea shore or any lake beach? My children are beach bunnies. They love sand, surf, and sun. We …
Day Trips: Summer in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
You know, not every family trip needs to be a long camping excursion. Many times we took the children on day trips. Day trips are a convenient way to spend …
Time for a Story: How to Don a Swimsuit Inside a Sweltering Tent Trailer
Oh sure, it’s easy to put on a bathing suit at home, in the privacy of your own room, with the air-conditioning on. Did you …
Time for a Story: A Mother Can’t Play Favorites; or Can She?
A mother should never play favorites with her children. My mother had instilled this concept in me after the birth of my second child and continued to remind me …
Home: The Return of the Lees Family Across the Country
Eastward, ho! After a month-long adventure, mostly on the west coast of the United States of America, the Lees troops headed for New Jersey and home. We drove back, as …
What to Do If You Meet a Wild Animal on the Trail
We took another park ranger guided hike in Olympic National Park in Washington State, but this time we learned far more than just basic facts …
A Rain Forest in the United States? Are You Crazy, Mom?
Okay, so the children thought my husband and I were crazy one evening in the camper when we said we would visit a rain …
The Fourth of July Celebrated in a Desert
We were camping in the desert by the time 4th of July rolled around. We were in Nevada this time camping at Casa Blanca in Mesquite. The children—and yes, the parents!—loved …
Camping Coast to Coast with Kids: How to Make It Work
When we took the troops west from New Jersey the second time, we made it to the Pacific Coast. For a little over a …
Camp Under the Stars with Your Family
Camping under the stars at national or state parks works best at primitive campsites. These are campsites with no electrical and water hook-ups or …