Snow And Sand Are More Alike Than You Think
My husband trying to be a tree and shade the children as we hike to the top of Great Sand Dunes National Park The snow piled up in New Jersey last …
Visiting Family During Holidays or at Vacation Time
Slow and easy does it–even on a quad! Happy New Year, everyone! Holidays are a time for visiting. Families and friends get together to catch up on each other’s …
Temporary Insanity: Jumping off Cliffs in the Adirondack Mountains
Feet first when jumping from a height. West Virginia wasn’t the only state that the Lees crew jumped off cliffs into a swirling river. On another camping trip, there was …
How to Entertain the Family at Camp Without a Car
Always the Fisherman Whereas our son is a born fisherman—mosquito bites and all—his father is not. However on vacation in New Brunswick, Canada, everyone needs to enjoy his or herself. …
Night Prowls
The next night of our rustic camping at a state park in Virginia, the older children and I went on a night prowl with a park ranger. My husband stayed …
When in a Different State, Do as the Locals Do
“Do I have to?” I shrank back into the dirty laundry in the trailer. “It’s free, Vic,” my husband reminded me. Once again, six eager faces smiled at me. In …
Tubing Down the Rapids, Part 2
Our two older girls finally decided to drag their own tubes up the pathway. Good thing the rubber is thick! This just left three young children, two adults, and five …
We Paid for This Adventure: Part 1
Our babies, the twins, were 8 now, our son 10, and the older girls were 12 and 14. It was time to pay for a challenge, as if camping with …
Gotta Have-a Campfire
It isn’t camping without a campfire according to my children. All campgrounds, even primitive ones [without electricity or water hookups], have fire pits or rings, usually old truck tire rims, …
Nippy Nights in Newfoundland
It did take me three nights to realize that it didn’t really go down to 15 degrees Fahrenheit in Newfoundland, but rather 15 degrees Celsius/59 degrees Fahrenheit. It was nippy …