So there’s a full-time travel term called boondocking and here’s what it means… Boondocking is when you camp disconnected from water, sewage, electric, wifi, etc. on public land not specifically intended for camping purposes. You’re not at a campground, RV park, or driveway, and the only thing connecting your Airstream or RV to the earth is your wheels.
Read MorePetrified Forest National Park— a place where you can wander through the woods and the desert at the same time and not see a single leaf! Sounds like the beginnings of a bad riddle, but that’s exactly what we found in our most recent adventure through the rainbow forest of petrified wood.
Read MorePetrified Forest National Park is filled with— you guessed it— petrified wood in a rainbow of colors. You may remember, we’ve already visited a national park in Arizona, but it’s a big place and there’s plenty to see! Sometimes the scale of these parks can be deceiving. Most are so large that there’s no way you could see an entire park in a day, let alone all the parks in one state, so plan accordingly!
Read MoreOne year ago, I don’t think we could have imagined a Covid Christmas spent on the road. But that’s exactly what this past Christmas looked like, with socially distanced Santa pictures, late night present-wrapping in our joint living room/dining room/kitchen, and a small-space friendly Christmas tree. I really couldn’t imagine a better Christmas.
Read MoreWe were dreaming of a New Mexico Christmas… But when the end of December rolled around and New Mexico was still shut down due to Covid-19, we changed plans and ended up in Phoenix for the holidays.
Read MoreIf the highlight of our stop in Tucson was the tacos, then the highlight of our visit to Saguaro National Park was definitely the cacti. As we drove through the national park and stopped to picnic at Ez-Kim-In-Zin, we all picked our favorite cacti, and the kids even created some cactus-inspired artwork as we drove. While our stay at Saguaro national park wasn’t long, it definitely made a big impact!
Read MoreWhile we were in Tucson, we decided to check out Saguaro National Park, which boarders the city. Here’s everything you need to know about Saguaro National Park…
Read MoreIf you read my Tucson, Arizona Travel Guide, then you know that the trip was all about playgrounds, pools and tacos. When we went to Tucson, it was in the middle of winter, so the heated pool and hot tub that was just a quick bike ride away from where we’d hitched our Airstream were a welcome surprise.
Read MoreTucson, Arizona was all about pools, playgrounds and tacos. The kids love a good playground. They want to try a playground in every new place we visit. Don’t try telling them that every swing and set if monkey bars are basically the same. When this full time travel adventure of ours is over, my kids could write a book about the best playgrounds across this beautiful country of ours.
Read MoreEarly on in our Airstream journey, we finally made it out west only to find that then entire state of New Mexico was shut down. So we headed to Guadalupe Mountains National Park Marfa, Texas, Big Bend National Park, then White Sands National Park, and then eventually ventured back to Carlsbad. When we got there for round two, Carlsbad Caverns National Park was open and we jumped on our chance to explore the caverns!
Read MoreWhen we first got to Carlsbad, the whole state was shut down. So we quickly changed plans and explored throughout Texas and New Mexico, hitting up Guadalupe Mountains National Park and White Sands National Park. By the time we had explored those areas, Carlsbad had opened back up! We decided that as long as we were nearby, we might as well check it out.
Read MoreWhite Sands National Park was the landlocked beach day we didn’t know we needed. We visited one of the newest national parks, White Sands, in the dead of winter. But that didn’t stop us from getting a full two days of beach-like playing and relaxing in.
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