travel dates: July 2023 The Bonavista Peninsula, on Newfoundland’s east coast, seems to fly a bit under the radar, tourism-wise, compared to some of its flashier counterparts. It has plenty of stunning ocean views, but lacks the dramatic peaks of Gros Morne. It doesn’t have the “getaway for the rich and famous” vibe that Fogo […]
A (Very) Quick Trip to Denver
travel dates: September, 2024 Usually what happens when we take a short, non-summer, often non-RV trip, is that I figure I’ll blog about it when I’m caught up on summer trip posts and then, predictably, I’m never actually caught up on summer trip posts, so these shorter trips are lost to history. No more! Or […]
A Day in New River Gorge National Park: the Summer Trip Begins!
travel dates: June, 2024 Our big theme for this year’s trip was “Canadian Cities,” and, as you might already know, New River Gorge National Park is not a Canadian city. But it is America’s newest national park and happens to be located in West Virginia, one of the few states we still needed to check off on […]
Don’t Skip Fogo Island/Brimstone Head RV Park: RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens
travel dates: June 2023 We watched a lot of YouTube videos about Newfoundland while we were planning our trip. One particularly memorable one featured a day trip to Fogo Island, off the north central coast of Newfoundland; the title was “Fogo or No Go,” and the couple (whose Newfoundland videos we really enjoyed overall) did […]
Gros Morne National Park, North Side Edition: RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens
Travel dates: June, 2023 To the extent that Gros Morne National Park has a busy side, it’s the area north of Bonne Bay, where you’ll find the touristy little town of Rocky Harbour, popular excursions like the Western Brook Pond Tour, and Gros Morne mountain itself. After our aborted trip up the Great Northern Peninsula, […]
Port Au Choix and the Great Northern Peninsula, Briefly: RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens
Travel dates: June, 2023 North of Gros Morne National Park, Highway 430–aka The Viking Trail– hugs the western coast of Newfoundland for 150 miles or so up the Great Northern Peninsula, before turning eastward, finally ending in the town of St. Anthony. The drive is beautiful and the road surprisingly good by Newfoundland standards. People […]
Gros Morne National Park, Southern Edition: RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens
travel dates: June, 2023 We live just north of Atlanta, in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. The southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail is just about an hour and a half from our house. Though the trail officially ends in Maine, the mountain range itself extends all the way to Newfoundland and ends with […]
Glacier National Park East (and the Going to the Sun Road Finally Opens!)
travel dates: July 2022 After seeing the western side of Glacier National Park, we made our way east still not knowing for sure when the Going to the Sun Road was going to open. Rumors were swirling, but all the rangers we encountered steadfastly refused to verify the rumors. The road ended up opening on […]
Glacier National Park with Kids and Teens: Western Half Edition
travel dates: July 2022 Several years ago we went to Lassen Volcanic National Park in early July and found massive mounds of snow still blocking park roads and cutting us off from many of the park’s biggest attractions. Some research confirmed that we were exceptionally unlucky; the park websites has records listing the date the […]
Three Days in Missoula, Montana with Kids and Teens
Travel dates: July, 2022 We love a good college town, and Missoula is an excellent college town. We spent three days there last July, which felt like a good amount of time to see a lot of the city. Missoula offers a great blend of urban and outdoorsy stuff to do, something Montana in general excels at. […]