Rylan learned, during our stop in Moab, not to play in the dirt at RV parks. He came down with a nasty stomach virus that kept him confined to the camper for several days. To fill the void, the rest…

We were unable to secure a reservation into Arches National Park, so we had to wait until after 6pm to get into the park. This meant we didn’t have much time to explore or do any long hikes. We did…

At the top of the list of places that I personally wanted to go on this trip was the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. There’s beauty in the barren wilderness and the heat of the desert, and in the…

After the hair-raising experience of towing the camper across the Rocky Mountains, we found ourselves in the beautiful town of Moab, Utah. Or, rather, a thirty minute drive North in Thompson Springs, Utah, since all of the campgrounds in town…

On day three of our experience in Estes Park, CO, we were able to secure a reservation into Rocky Mountain National Park, where we hiked the duration of the Emerald Lake trail. This was a beautiful hike that I highly…

Estes Park is the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the most spectacular national parks in the United States. We were here for four days, camping at the Jellystone camp. It was here that I officially started my…

Next on the list was our first NPS destination of the trip, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. This is a beautiful little place with some very impressive natural history features. Tina and I took some photos and the boys…

11,000 miles in 49 days. It sounds pretty enormous in retrospect, and it’s not what we set out to do. But that’s how it happened. It all started with an opportunity – perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime – that Automattic offers. A…