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Beaver Stadium, PA
By any measure, I live in the middle of nowhere. It takes me nearly 30 minutes to get to a grocery store, which makes it absolutely wild that we live equally far from the second largest football stadium in America. The fandom from Penn State fans is equally impressive as it is terrifying. Our small…
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Gallitzin State Forest
John P. Saylor spent 23 years fighting to protect what was left of our country’s wilderness. As a Republican serving in our state congress he sponsored both the National Scenic Trail Act and the National Wilderness Preservation system, becoming one of the great conservationists in Pennsylvania history. These bills and bills like these have a…
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Fotos by Fitz
“Daddy, quick give me your phone, this is sooooo beautiful.” Occasionally something just strikes Fitz’s fancy and he feels compelled to photograph the beauty he sees in his head. I’m not so sure he always captures the inspiration as he sees it but neither can I. These are some of the moments that, for whatever…
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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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