Picacho Peak State Park, Arizona was our furthest destination from home and marks the Midway Point of our road trip. We arrived in the evening with just enough daylight to set up the trailer and eat dinner. On a return trip from the restrooms, we noticed that our neighbors had a nice telescope and inquired … Continue reading Picacho Peak State Park & Saguaro National Park – Arizona
Camping stop #2 on our road trip to Arizona was Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. We’ve been working on Nevada State Park Junior Ranger workbooks and collecting passport stamps. We had hoped to collect a stamp here, but we arrived after the visitor center had closed and we left the next morning before … Continue reading Valley of Fire State Park – Nevada
We stopped here on our way from Death Valley National Park to Valley of Fire State Park, NV. It was right on the way, and it’s Nevada’s newest State Park! We saw some wild burros en route. Ice Age Fossils State Park is only open on the weekends, so our timing was perfect. We only … Continue reading Ice Age Fossils State Park – Nevada
The Hottest, Driest, and Lowest National Park. Our first stop on our road trip to Arizona was Death Valley National Park in California. We arrived at the campsite in the late afternoon with just enough light to get set up, get our park pass, eat dinner, and head to a Ranger-led night sky talk. The … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – California (2024)
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to teach the kids to sew pajama pants. We went fabric shopping and bought flannel fabric and I was getting up my motivation to start on them… coincidentally, at that very moment, my friend Esther posted a photo of pillows that her kiddos had sewn. Sing Like Wildflowers … Continue reading Kids Sewing Project – Book Pocket Pillow
heavens to betty 