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Dad and daughter time at East Lake, Newberry Volcanic National Monument

Camping on top of an active volcano: Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon

Follow our St. Clair family summer road trip of 4 weeks, 5 states, and 3,851 miles: All posts Central Oregon. High lakes. Vast pine forests. And volcanos. Lots of volcanoes. Including, a little southeast of Bend, the stunning, still active Newberry National Volcanic Monument, part of Deschutes National Forest. Inside the NNVM, there are forests, …

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Looking into the past from the end of a trail inside John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.

Kittens invade our campsite at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Follow our St. Clair family summer road trip of 4 weeks, 5 states, and 3,851 miles: All posts John Day Fossil Beds National Monument: A high desert land of canyons, incredible rock formations, and fossils that range from huge mammals to tiny flowers. We first visited John Day in 2019, but as we crossed from …

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Miracle Hot Springs, Idaho: Great for a soak... or a cannonball!

One more soak before the home stretch: Miracle Hot Springs, Idaho

Follow our St. Clair family summer road trip of 4 weeks, 5 states, and 3,851 miles: All posts From the steep Rocky Mountain passes along Colorado’s interstates, to the wide, high roads of northern Utah, maybe we should have expected some car trouble. Especially while hauling a camper. By now, we were on our way …

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We touched fossils at Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument

Follow our St. Clair family summer road trip of 4 weeks, 5 states, and 3,851 miles: All posts Driving into the past is a lonely road, but touching the past is an exhilarating journey. Heading to Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument leads you to an out-of-the-way place that will quickly make a forever home in your …

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Team Sunset pauses from an evening hike around Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Team Sunset is breathless at Rocky Mountain National Park

Follow our St. Clair family summer road trip of 4 weeks, 5 states, and 3,851 miles: All posts Rocky Mountain National Park. The US Continental epicenter of some of the country’s most iconic mountains. Full of looming peaks, a winding high-elevation road, clamber-worthy rocks, beautiful rivers and lakes—not to mention romantic, Tolkien-esque names, such as …

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Slow family travel is the little things: Showers, laundry, and Aster learning to swim in Fort Collins, Colorado

Our slow family travel time in Wyoming’s Flaming Gorge gave us a moment of calm before our trip was about to completely change. And to get ready for the next phase, we needed a few things, that many a traveler might need after a week of camping. You know: laundry. A shower. And some major water time.

Sunset rocks light show at Flaming Gorge, Wyoming's Firehole Canyon Campground.

Flaming Gorge sunset rocks, surprise critters, and desert calm: Finding the ultimate renewable resource in Southwest Wyoming

Follow our St. Clair family summer road trip of 4 weeks, 5 states, and 3,851 miles: All posts Stopping at Wyoming’s Flaming Gorge began out of necessity. Planning our Summer Family Road Trip, we built in a few days in Wyoming’s Flaming Gorge Country simply because we wanted to break up the 7-hour drive from …

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Southern Idaho family travel: a big pile of snow on a summer road trip?

Blue lake, icy cave: Surprising summer Southern Idaho family travel

Follow our St. Clair family summer road trip of 4 weeks, 5 states, and 3,851 miles: All posts The world round or in southern Idaho, family travel isn’t just about what you see. It’s about the time you spend together, and the chance to use travel to build, deepen, or repair the bonds parents and …

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Family travel - things to do in Boise, Idaho

Boise, Idaho: A love letter, NEW family travel video + things to do in Boise

Follow our St. Clair family summer road trip of 4 weeks, 5 states, and 3,851 miles: All posts Love letter to Boise, Idaho Dear Boise, Idaho, We’ve hung out before, but this summer was the first time we really got to know you, Boise, Idaho, as a place to visit. And we miss you already. …

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