Two Weeks and 10,000 Miles on the Train With Kids. How We Did it All and Loved it too
I recently took my children on a bucket-list trip across the United States and back via the Amtrak railway system
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Adventure Travel
I Took My Family On a Train Trip Across the United States and Back for $380….And You Can Too!
Recently, I took my children on a bucket-list train trip around the United States. A cross-country trip on the train
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Fun for Families – Binghamton, New York
Binghamton, New York has a ton of great, inexpensive fun activities for families to delve into. There are a number
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Steamtown National Park
Steamtown National Historic Park is located in the heart of Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is comprised of a rather large museum
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Lackawanna Coal Mines
Pennsylvania is a big coal-producing state. If you’ve ever wanted an up-close look at how that coal is mined out of
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Weir Farm National Historic Site – Wilton, Connecticut
Weir Farm National Historic Site is one of only two arts-centered US national parks and is located in the quiet
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The Great Escape of 2015 – Days 15 – Petrified Forest National Park
Day 15 – We checked out of our Yavapai Lodge early to get a jumpstart on the LONG drive that
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Adventure Travel
We are huge fans of adventure travel and getting out and really exploring the world around us. National parks, state
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Challenge Us!
Last year the kids and I took on the Appalachian Trail Hike 100 Challenge. It was a year-long expedition to
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The Great Escape of 2015 – Days 13 & 14 – The Grand Canyon
Day 13 Today we kissed Los Angeles good-bye and set sail towards the Yavapai Lodge on the south rim of
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Exploring on a Budget – 6 Tips and Tricks to Save You Money
We spend a significant amount of time perusing far away lands and, as a family of seven, we need to
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The Great Escape of 2015 – Days 11 & 12 – Los Angeles
Day 10- Our second full day in LA was exactly half way through our trip and we were so ridiculously
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The Great Escape of 2015 – Days 9 and 10 – Los Angeles
Day 9 – Everyone woke well-rested today and we were all ready to push on to L.A. , our first
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The Great Escape of 2015 – Day 8- Sequoia & Kings National Parks
Day 8- On our last trip west, the kids and I were able to explore Sequoia & Kings National
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The Great Escape of 2015 – Day 6 and 7 – Yosemite National Park
Day 6- We woke up this morning in our wet-dog scented hotel room, wandered past the cold hot tub and
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The Great Escape of 2015- Day 5 – Death Valley National Park
Our Best Western in Pahrump, Nevada ended up smelling like a wet dog. The outdoor pool had strange floaters in
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The Great Escape of 2015 – Day 4 – Zion National Park and Vegas
Today we woke up in Moab, Utah with Las Vegas on our minds. We have family in Vegas that we
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The Great Escape of 2015 Days 2 and 3 – Kansas to Utah – Canyonlands National Park
Day 2 – We woke up in Salina, Kansas, ready for another very long day on the road. We enjoyed
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The Great Escape of 2015 – Day 1 – Pennsylvania to Kansas
Two years ago this week, we took our second LONG drive across the states. 7,000 miles from coast to
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