It’s embarrassing to admit that while Doug’s first thought when someone mentions the Yukon is the classic Jack London novel “Call of the Wild” about an adventurous dog who becomes a sled dog. Mine is the little miner named…
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My stepdad, Darrel used to say, “Sometimes you’re the windshield and sometimes you’re the bug!”. Most days we’re the windshield but every now and then things go wrong.…
Between leaving Phoenix and crossing the Canadian border we opted to visit as many friends and family as we could. The next day we crossed into British Columbia gunning for the much-anticipated Sea to Sky Scenic Byway and the…
Can you believe it? We decided to take some time off from full-time RV living and in this post I’m going to explain why and how it went.…
More than 4 million people flock to Yosemite each year and for good reason. It is home to 3 of the world’s 10 tallest waterfalls and although Yosemite Valley is only 1% of the national park, the valley contains:…
Visit 3 Starkly Beautiful Landscapes in Southeastern Oregon
When you think of Oregon, you probably think of lush, green locations like those near Crater Lake (link), Columbia River Gorge, Silver Falls State Park (link), Portland (link), or something rocky along the Oregon coast, but there are some…
7 Multi-Generational Things to Do In and Around Sun Valley
Looking for a multi-generational family trip? If you’re an outdoorsy group, you might consider a trip to Sun Valley, Idaho. Doug and I took this trip in the fall with my parents, brother, niece, and nephew. Three generations from…
I was surprised to learn that the country with the most lakes in the world is Canada! With 879,800 lakes, its lakes make up 62% of the world’s 1.42 million combined lakes! Due to late summer fires in the…
Mount Robson Provincial Park is about an hour’s drive northwest of Jasper. Getting there is half the fun as the drive from any direction offers stunning vistas of pointed peaks and emerald lakes. Nestled in the heart of the…
7 Sightseeing Suggestions Along the Spectacular Scenic Icefields Parkway Drive
Highway 93 North is a 144 mile stretch of road in Alberta, Canada called Icefields Parkway that joins the hamlet of Lake Louise in Banff National Park with the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park. Although you can…