Valley of Fire State Park – Nevada

Hikes #4 & #5 for 2026 Our debut glamping trip of the 2026 season was to Valley of Fire State Park - a bucket list destination for us! As we were prepping the trailer, my husband discovered that the water pump wasn’t working. It’s always something with recreational equipment. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ He spent a day searching … Continue reading Valley of Fire State Park – Nevada

Trail Mix Hike

Hike #9 for 2025 A NV State Park, Fort Churchill, hosted a “Trail Mixer” on National trail mix day, 8/31. They provided a humongous trail mix bar with a huge variety of nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and candy. After creating our own custom bags of trail mix, we went on a hike to trail test … Continue reading Trail Mix Hike

Nevada State Parks 2024-2025

The Nevada State Parks department gives a free fifth grade adventure pass. Our youngest is in 5th grade this year and the pass is valid from August through August. Let’s see how many parks we can visit this year! Sand Harbor We made reservations for a day use parking spot on 9/14/24. It was $15. … Continue reading Nevada State Parks 2024-2025

Donner Memorial State Park – California

We’ve driven past this state park on countless occasions . It’s about time we stopped to explore… The Donner Party is a tragic piece of California history. The museum at the visitor’s center was informative and interesting. Here’s a link for more information about the Donner Party. Donner Party Read-Aloud Book Suggestion: We read this … Continue reading Donner Memorial State Park – California

Donner Memorial State Park – Hike

Hike #7 for 2025 We missed the co-op led hike this month and barely squeaked by getting my goal hike in this month. We hiked the Lakeside Interpretive Trail, there and back, for a total of 3 miles on a flat marked trail through pine trees along the lake shore. There were plenty of mosquitos … Continue reading Donner Memorial State Park – Hike