Last week, we went camping at Mammoth Cave National Park! Its not what most people do at this Park, we know. We did go through the caves back when Little Man was little, but he did not enjoy the caves at all. We had to carry him and he was the right height to get everything in the face... rocks, other people's bums, etc. But, on that trip, we realized what a beautiful park it … [Read more...] about Camping at Mammoth Cave National Park
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When you can’t get to the National Park…..
Camp in the back yard! Yes, we like camping. There is something about getting away from it all. Why National Parks? How do you do it with Littles? Yep, those are important. But when life won't let you take the 10 hour drive to the nearest National Park, make use of the outdoors you have in your yard. If you have a yard... We knew that when we bought a house, we wanted a … [Read more...] about When you can’t get to the National Park…..
Why the National Parks?
Our family plans to visit all 59 American National Parks (and probably some National Parks of other countries as well). We've even got a map in our dining/school area that has all the locations marked with pins, and color coding to indicate which ones we've all visited. People often ask us about where this interest came from and we expect a fair bit of National Parks related … [Read more...] about Why the National Parks?