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Hiking We Will Go
Living on a mountain near park lands means lots of hiking opportunities. We’ve been exploring near our home with our kids. I’ve quickly learned how to make it really enjoyable for us: hats,…
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Summer with the Dunns
Our best friends built their home years ago which seemed designed for togetherness and family closeness. It’s a duplex with a shared entrance leading to their home on the left and Rob’s parent’s…
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Cascade Springs Fall Leaves
We got out on this family friendly hike on the Alpine loop with our BFFs the Dunns for some fresh air and breathtaking autumn scenery. It’s a popular spot and a little bit…
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July 4th in a Pandemic
Hike We love Independence Day around here! No big crowds and giant celebrations this year with the pandemic, but we decided to try being outdoors where we don’t need to wear masks and…
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Grotto Falls Trail
Early morning on a weekend in June was great with kids since we had the place to ourselves! There were too many people during COVID-19 on an afternoon when the cool waterfall would…
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Devil’s Punchbowl Hike
Jer and I have fond memories of hiking Devil’s Punchbowl as kids in California. I remember going on an elementary school field trip and feeling like it was an extraordinary place because ladybugs…
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Bennie Creek Trail
Spectacular views, encounters with wild deer, beautiful wildflowers of all colors, and haunting ashen trees mixed in with new growth rising from the fire in recent years on this hike. We started at…
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Dinosaur National Monument
We are the dinosaurs, marching marching; we are the dinosaurs whaddya think of that! Fall Break is family time, and what better way to make our little aspiring paleontologist’s day than an all-day road…
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How to Rock Summer Break: Part 4 – Family Time
Last time we checked out a “beach” and playgrounds. This post has some activities we did as a family this summer from a kid-friendly hike to visiting a historic building, and finding some free…
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Maui Day 3: Our Road to Hana Itinerary
It’s been a dream here in Maui. We decided to do another early morning activity our second day while we still had the time zone adjustment on our side. The Road to Hana…
