Can You Drive an F-250 Through the Tour Thru Tree in Klamath? We Tried!
Driving through the Tour Thru Tree in Klamath, CA is a bucket list item for visitors to the Redwood National and State Parks. ✔️ It costs $5 (on the honor system), which is a little tricky if you don’t typically carry cash. We borrowed from one of the kids. 😁💰 My brother and I both have F-250s, and we were both pretty eager to see if we could squeak through this iconic tourist trap, without getting trapped. I was a…
Children Are to Be Seen and Not Heard
🤫🤐 Living on the road, the camper is home, office, schoolroom, playroom, and sometimes can even feel a bit like an escape room. It can be kinda challenging to balance everyone’s needs when you’re living basically on top of each other, day in and day out. We do feel that kids need to learn (at an early age) to be considerate and think of others, even while having fun. But does that mean that parents’ preferences should weigh more than…
The 3 Best Things about Pio Pico Thousand Trails
We’ve spent a good bit of time at this campground over the past few years, and to us, three perks really stand out. It’s not the facilities To be fair, they were working on an upgrade one of the times we were there: It’s not the staff and their attitudes Kinda funny that their web site specifically mentions that “all members enjoy the hospitality of the staff.” This is actually the biggest negative about the park, in my personal opinion…
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My Top 10 Favorite Travel Quotes
I am a sucker for words. And bangs, but especially words. They’re my love language, my inspiration, and on bad days, they’re what send me spiraling into dark places. So when travel and words intersect in travel quotes, I can almost never get enough. Here are my top 10 travel quotes.
Best Thousand Trails Experience Ever
This was our first exposure to the camaraderie and support that, as a general rule, defines the RVing community.
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Lost After Dark in Great Sand Dunes National Park 😱
Have you ever noticed there’s something special about harrowing experiences? They’re super bonding (as long as they turn out ok in the end). Our most recent scare was a new one- in all our years of hiking and exploring, we’ve never lost one of us before.
Loneliness as a Fulltimer – A Tween Girl’s Perspective
The following are a few raw, honest, unedited (by me) thoughts from my 12-year-old daughter Gracie. She’s a naturally social person, and has experienced phases of painful loneliness while living on the road that at times have had her and me both in tears.
Stats, Data, and Thoughts on RVing as a Family in 2024
Do you like numbers? 📊 I love numbers, especially when they represent things that matter. And I’m curious how these numbers align with your experience RVing With The Fam.
Day 1
🤢 I was sick to my stomach. Not sick sick, but very much ready to throw up with an overwhelming mix of anxiety and terror. Did you feel that way when you took the leap? We were so eager…
