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Bilgers Rocks, PA
We made it home. I’ll have more to say about it later but the trip overall was a massive success, everyone was healthy and happy throughout, the bus ran beautifully, and I feel like the mission was accomplished; we are a closer family for it. Now that we are back, I still can’t sit around!…
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Making Fire
Fitz starts the fires almost every night but I never catch it on video. He worked hard on this skill which takes patience especially at his age. He will stop whatever he is doing, grab the ferro rod, and run over when I say it’s time to start fire. Maple wants to be like her…
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Whitewater State Park, MN
At this point y we are just trying to get home without having to drive too much each day so that we still have time to enjoy each stop at least a little. Each state seems to have at least one appropriately named “Castle Rock” and so we decide to hike up and see Minnesota’s…
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Wall Drug, SD
Wall Drug is a sort of prerequisite of the road tripping world, and your first visit there validates you as a member of the road tripper club for life. For a few hundred miles as you approach the exit, you will see hundreds of billboards and signs for Wall Drug. The boys keep asking us…
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Hot Springs, SD
The kids have really taken an interest in paleontology, mainly because we keep shoving it in their face. Why stop now. I had intended our stay in Hot Springs to be about, well, the hot springs. There will be plenty of time for that tomorrow, today Mom has found a very cool activity. The Mammoth…
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Custer State Park, SD
Custer is my favorite state park in the entire country, we come back here as often as we go back to anywhere. Driving through the black hills is a joy, many of the roads were specifically designed to be enjoyed rather than solely for purpose. Often the road splits and you find yourself hiking in…
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Casper, WY
Our day of unlimited rest has put us a day behind in getting to our next planned destination in South Dakota, rather than drive the whole way, we search and we find Casper, Wyoming about half way on our route. On the way in to town we hear about an amazing free discovery center that…
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The Wind River Range, Day Three
There is nothing more to say that I haven’t already said. This was a life changing experience and I hope this feeling lasts a long time. I woke up super early and decide to get a final fire going before we break camp. Amy got up soon after the crackling started, she realized this meant…
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The Wind River Range, Day Two
Of all days this summer, This day has the possibility of making or breaking this whole summer trip, will my kids fall in love with backpacking and we forever share our favorite hobby or will the day prove too challenging and they hate backpacking and me forever. The cirque surrounding Lonesome Lake is considered one…
The Trail Nerds 