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Great Parks of Hamilton County ~ Miami Whitewater Forest

Great Parks of Hamilton County ~ Miami Whitewater Forest

Have you been to the Miami Whitewater Forest yet?  There’s really not much you CAN’T do at Miami Whitewater Forest, in fact you can spend days there exploring and enjoying nature.  I recently spent a day exploring the park with my cousin and our children and I find it safe to say that we did not...
Campfire Dinner:  Meat & Veggie Packets

Campfire Dinner: Meat & Veggie Packets

I feel like my family was stuck in a rut with our camping menu when we take our annual camping trip to Red River Gorge, so I was intrigued when I came upon a recipe for Meat & Veggie Packets from the 100 Days of Real Food blog. I was determined to make this meal...

Menu Plan Monday ~ October 15 ~ Camping Menu

I am a big fan of menu-planning, it has made my life so much easier! There is less stress at dinner time and we are eating healthier too! Last week I was in a tizzy, I was planning a camping menu for our family of six and I was so worried about what to pack...

Red River Gorge ~ Fall Break 2012

This weekend was Fall Break for my kids, and we spent a few days camping near Natural Bridge & Red River Gorge.  We spent our weekend exploring, adventuring, s’more making, tent sleeping, fire tending, junk food eating, hiking, laughing, reading, star gazing and memory making.  I picked just a few of my favorite pictures from...
Quetico

Quetico

Michael just returned from a ten day trip to Canada.  He explored Quetico with my Dad and two of their friends.  They traveled fifteen+ hours to get there, and once inside the park they traveled well over sixty miles canoeing, portaging & camping.  The pictures made me wish I had been with them, and his stories...
Keeping Kids Occupied on a Long Drive

Keeping Kids Occupied on a Long Drive

I’m getting ready for a long car ride with four young children. And even though my kids are great traveling kids, I always get a bit anxious at the prospect of six of us in the car for so long. I’ve been working this week on putting together a bag of fun things for each...