While on a cross country road trip to see Big Bend National Park, we took a detour to the east side of Texas to see the sights in San Antonio. During our two night visit we enjoyed the comfortable and laid back vibe of Texas’ second largest city. Below are a couple of our favorite…
Category: Travel Adventures
Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum
On a recent trip to Big Bend National Park in southern Texas, we planned to make a pit stop in Oklahoma City. Originally, I thought of this stop as a travel break. Simply a chance to stretch our legs and pop into the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum. It turned out to be so…
Upper Peninsula Michigan
A few months ago we converted a Econoline van into a vamper. Despite putting on 3,000 miles during our initial trip to Joshua Tree National Park, we were planning our next adventure before we got home from our first. Our second vamper vacation would be to the upper Peninsula of Michigan. Here we’d plan to…
Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam is considered an engineering marvel. Impressive considering the dam was constructed in the 1930s, prior to the design of many engineering tools and techniques that would be made this work easier and safer. In a five year span, approximately 21,000 workers would place 5 million barrels of concrete to construct the dam….
Nashville, Tennessee
Known for Honky Tonks and country music our Nashville, Tennessee trip itinerary included all that plus a couple side trips to take in the area’s history and culture. We also sampled a few of the region’s better known meals and found a few hours to explore a couple museums. Here are our must see sights…
Cedar Point
I’m a boy mom. My world is loud, fast, fearless and often times very dirty. That said, it was only fitting our Heartland of America Road Trip included a stop at an amusement park. Enter Cedar Point. Planning a trip to an amusement park can feel overwhelming; what passes to get, where to stay, what…
Hocking Hills, Ohio
Road trips. They are a summer tradition. Our recent road trip adventure through the heartland of the country had us crossing the state of Ohio. We were planning on just passing through when we stumbled upon the Hocking Hills, Ohio area. The images we saw online prompted us to do some research and schedule an…
Springfield, Illinois
The capital of Illinois and the family home of Abraham Lincoln. These two facts are what likely comes to mind when you think of Springfield, IL. In addition to the home of Lincoln, Springfield is where the 16th President is buried and it’s where you can find his Presidential Museum and Library. We took a…
Immersive Van Gogh Experience
Vincent Van Gogh is one of the world’s finest impressionist painters. His works, his short life and his impact on Western art take shape in a new exhibit; the Immersive Van Gogh Experience. The experience is often sold out weeks in advance and for good reason. The mix of projected images set to music is…
Devil’s Bridge Hike in Sedona
The Devil’s Bridge hike in Sedona is extremely popular. It’s easy to see why. The natural sandstone arch is perched on the cliffside, beckoning hikers to shuffle out for a closer look. The trek to the bridge is considered moderately difficult due to a few minor rock scramble areas. Having to hoist your way up…