Junior Ranger Summer Day Camp 2024

Our family culture has an “all for one and one for all” mentality most of the time. Our kiddos are pretty close in age, our youngest son is 10, our daughter is nearly 12, and our oldest son is 14. One of the criteria I use for determining whether or not we are going to … Continue reading Junior Ranger Summer Day Camp 2024

Willow Beach Marina & Hoover Dam & Lake Mead National Recreation Area Visitor’s Center – Arizona & Nevada

Located on the Colorado river near Lake Mead, Willow Beach Marina was our only campsite with full hook ups. The name implies that there is a beach, but there is not a beach. We had hoped to do some kayaking on the river but we didn’t have the energy when we arrived after a long … Continue reading Willow Beach Marina & Hoover Dam & Lake Mead National Recreation Area Visitor’s Center – Arizona & Nevada

Valley of Fire State Park – Nevada

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

Ice Age Fossils 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