We recently spent an entire month in the Joshua Tree National Park, soaking in this desert wonderland. There are hundreds of miles of trails begging to be explored! Here's a list of our ten favorite hikes in Joshua Tree for families with kids.
Everything You Need to Know about Visiting Joshua Tree National Park
This past winter we toyed with the idea of staying in a mountain cabin with snow, or somewhere relatively warm. Being from the Central Valley of California, we’re not necessarily sticklers for a white Christmas. We’re used to the sunshine and crisp weather in December! Comfort took precedence in our decision, so we opted for a place that’s been on our national park bucket list for a while: Joshua Tree National Park.
10 Tips for Visiting Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park. This expansive, preserved land has been on our radar for over years now. When Harvey was born, I found the coolest print of America's national parks for his room. And as the boys grew older, we'd often point to a park and talk about what made it special. For Levi, something sparked -- and ever since then, he's been talking about visiting Yellowstone. So when we had a gap in our slow travel plans, Steven and I thought to ourselves, let's do this!
2018: A Year in Review
Do you ever look back on the previous year and think, what the heck did we do? It seems like for all of the wishing and planning, we never get to the trips on the list. That is, until I ask Steven to send me a list of all of the adventures we have been on this past year… and then I realize that we actually did more than I remembered! I’m not exactly sure why we forget how much traveling we were able to do, but I think it’s because we’re so often caught up in “every day” life – work, parenting, family obligations, etc. – that we overlook…