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On the road for a year in a family RV tour of the Western US and Canada

On the road for a year in a family RV tour of the Western US and Canada

Oct 2, 2023

This is not just a road trip or vacation. The work, the chores, the tending to child and animals (yes, we have a dog and cat in tow)

Take the family out to a fall festival or two near you

Take the family out to a fall festival or two near you

Sep 21, 2023

If you can’t make it to Munich, Fredericksburg, Texas, considers itself the polka capital of the Lone Star State

Go See Washington’s Giant Pandas While You Still Can

Go See Washington’s Giant Pandas While You Still Can

Sep 14, 2023

During a 9-day celebration, visitors can dive into free panda-themed fun, including hashtag-worthy photo backdrops, hands-on arts and crafts

Playgrounds can be as important as museums when traveling with kids

Playgrounds can be as important as museums when traveling with kids

Sep 7, 2023

If you are lucky, you’ll discover playgrounds offering unique experiences and challenges. Take San Francisco for example

Grown-ups going out to play and out their comfort zones on a whitewater raft trip

Grown-ups going out to play and out their comfort zones on a whitewater raft trip

Aug 10, 2023

There are 22 of us on this bona-fide adults-only adventure. The group includes five former guides. Most of us have been on rafting trips

Parting ways after a great 6-day adventure on Idaho’s Salmon River

Parting ways after a great 6-day adventure on Idaho’s Salmon River

Jul 27, 2023

Ask people on the same river trip what resonates most — what they will remember —and everyone has a separate answer.

Getting out of your comfort zone on a river-rafting trip

Getting out of your comfort zone on a river-rafting trip

Jul 27, 2023

For me, just being able to go on this trip was a huge milestone after what the knee replacement ordeal I’ve been through the past year

Living On The Salmon River on and off the grid

Living On The Salmon River on and off the grid

Jul 27, 2023

We also meet Bill “Bronco” Burchak who is one of the first wooden dory boatmen in the Grand Canyon and trained our trip leader

On this OARS river rafting trip everyone has a story

On this OARS river rafting trip everyone has a story

Jul 27, 2023

“I had not learned to advocate for myself,” she explained. “I went from being an active kid to being told I’d be in a wheelchair by 30″

Learning the history and magic of the Dory Boat on the Main Salmon River

Learning the history and magic of the Dory Boat on the Main Salmon River

Jul 27, 2023

Today we travel roughly 20 miles through nine named rapids, stopping to see an ancient pictograph and sample Barth Hot Springs.

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