Jasper National Park: The Canadian Rockies Part 2
More surprises awaited us as we finished our Canadian Rockies adventure. My last post about our trip to Jasper National Park can be found here. The Rockies snagged the clouds …
How to Make the Most of Soggy Tent Camping
Remember our visit to Cherry Springs State Park in Western Pennsylvania that I spoke about in my Star Gazing in Pennsylvania blog post? The campsite reservations didn’t stick and we …
5 Tips for Surviving the Heat While Hiking or Camping
One of my daughters and I had a tent-camping trip planned to Western Massachusetts this summer. Of course, it coincided with one of those devastating, muggy-hot heat waves that occur …
Canadian Rockies Glacial Waterfalls
The Icefields Parkway out of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, took us through the Canadian Rockies in our search for glacial waterfalls. The Athabasca Falls. The Sunwapta Falls. Stunning. …
Jasper National Park: The Canadian Rockies
After our Alaskan adventures, we headed back east, stopping off at Jasper National Park. Oh, the Rocky Mountains, jutting out of the ground, swirled and folded, looming grand above the …
Denali National Park Alaska: The Tall One
Denali National Park in Alaska is truly rugged and wild. A stunning national park to be experienced. “Denali” is the native word for “the tall one,” meaning the great mountain, …
All Aboard the Alaska Railroad
After our adventures in Anchorage, Alaska, with our helicopter tour, we tucked in another restful day. We needed to get to Denali National Park, about 133 miles north from downtown …
Wild Animals Need a Habitat: Some Alaskan Animals
It’s such a thrill to see wild Alaskan animals in their natural habitat. At a distance. Hiking the open spaces and wild backcountry and forested islands of Alaska allowed us …
5 Steps to the Perfect Family Camping Trip
Happy February, everyone! There’s no time like the present to start planning that family camping trip this summer. Remember finances. A good reason to camp is because it’s an economical way …
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 …