Road Trip 2014

We left Yellowstone and hit the road a day earlier than planned because the kids were getting pretty worn out.  They were really excited for our next stop -- Durango, Colorado.  I'm not sure if they were excited about the destination or the fact that Grandpa and Grandma would be joining us there. … [Read more...]

The main goal of this two week long road trip was Yellowstone National Park.  We had already made some amazing memories on this trip, and we were excited to add Yellowstone to the mix.  Yellowstone has several campgrounds, but the largest and most developed are run by Xanterra.  We knew we needed … [Read more...]

We had originally planned to go straight from Bear Lake to Yellowstone, but Mr. TypeTwoFun has been itching to see the Grand Tetons for a long time.  I think he may be planning a crazy adventure there some time in the future...  you never know with him.  He actually had been to Grand Teton National … [Read more...]

The next stop on the big road trip was Bear Lake, Utah.  Bear Lake is a mountain lake with incredibly blue (almost turquoise) water, located on the Utah/Idaho border.  Mr. TypeTwoFun had been to Bear Lake as a kid, and he was anxious to see it again.  It would break up our trip to Yellowstone, so we … [Read more...]

Our next stop on the big summer camping trip was Zion National Park.  Mr. TypeTwoFun had been wanting to hike The Narrows for years, and we were happy to oblige.  Although we weren't his usual adventure buddies, he didn't seem to mind.  There are two campgrounds in Zion.  We opted to stay at the … [Read more...]

We bought our little pop up with the intention of taking it on a big summer road trip.  Last summer, we tent camped throughout the Sequoia National Forest and Yosemite.  It was fun, but setting up camp was a lot of work.  We watched with envy as neighboring RV'ers set up camp in minutes.  A big … [Read more...]