Yosemite National Park, covering over 750,000 acres, was established in 1890. Here you can see topography that is millions of years old. What does that mean for the Go Girl…
Trout Lake, Washington
When planning this extensive road trip, there were a handful of must-see places we had on our wish list. Trout Lake near Mount Adams was high on that list, and…
Tale of Two Cities
Vancouver, BC and Seattle, WA If you ever get the chance to visit the Pacific Northwest, I suggest you make the time to visit at least one of these bustling…
Yellowstone
July 11th and 12th No American road trip would be complete without a stay at one of the USA’s many national parks. Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone Park, the world’s…
Road Trip Resources and Western Cities
Well, here we are. After months of planning we are finally on the road to explore the wild west. It hasn’t taken us long to figure out what things we…
Kentucky Road Trip
It was the summer after my first year of college. I had spent the entire three months working for the American Red Cross in my small county in Ohio and…
Roadtrip Finale
Traveling with two boys in a Honda Civic has its moments, but there is nothing quite like the hug you get from a friend you miss. The three of us…
Border Crossing
It was a weekday morning last beautiful June when we entered into Canada via a rural Alberta check point. All three of us had showered the night before, an unfortunate…
Hiking Cracker Lake
After a nearly failed attempt at making oatmeal by campfire, we geared up for a 12-mile hike to visit Cracker Lake. All we knew was that it came recommended by…
Drive Me Crazy
by Lisa My brother-in-law is a car guy. You know, he reads magazines about cars, fixes up cars, goes to car shows, owns a pretty 2010 Camaro, wants to drive in…
99-cent Pancakes
We were heading through our fifth state together (my tenth since I left Wellesley) on our two week, no-frills road trip. The night before, the camp ground manager gave us…
Tiny Triumphs, Puny Pleasures
It’s the Little Things That You Remember by Lisa When I stood underneath George Washington’s nose at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, I thought, this is what this road trip is…
Roadtrip: Lynchburg, VA
As I am taking a road trip this weekend, I know that I have to mentally prepare for the long haul; my mind has to be ready to endure the…