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Days 6 through 8 – Found a Favorite Place – 127 miles
We didn’t make it far from our last campsite before we stopped again for the night. The twisty windy roads through Clearwater National Forest meant slow going for our top heavy rig, so even though we were on the road over a few hours we only made it a 127 miles. But the kids fell…
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Day 5 – More Research Needed – 108 miles
Today we finally made it to Hell’s Canyon and it was very anticlimatic. We started out with a fantastic fire grilled breakfast of bacon, eggs, and hashbrowns. Thanks to Mr. Dependable’s fantastic wood gathering skills we had plenty for a lovely fire. Then a walk along the Weisser River trail to get out some energy…
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Day 4 – Slowing Down – 184 miles
While a ton of fun, these first few days of travel have left me feeling a bit stressed. I’m the type of person who is always evaluating and always striving to make things better. With that being said, I made the necessary decision to deviate from my expected travel goals today. My goal has been…
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Day 3 – Taking a Break – 357 miles
This morning was rough. Yesterday we were meant to camp at Angel Lake near Wells, Nevada, but none of us liked the campground, so after a couple hours break of eating, fishing, and playing in the lake we headed further north. We should have stayed at the campsite near Angel Lake though instead of pushing…
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Day 2 – 304 miles
It’s a beautiful morning. The sky is a beautiful blue, not marred by smog or blocked by the marine layer. Only a few wispy clouds meandering through it and the remains of yesterday’s storm far on the horizon. We certainly don’t get to see a morning sky like this very often living along the overpopulated…
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The First Day Down – 294 miles
It’s O-five-thirty and I’m sitting outside the tent in a camp chair exhausted and trying to fall back asleep. In one of my favorite movie quotes of all time ”What’s the O stand for? O my gosh it’s early.” Why am I up this early you might ask? Because since our road trip last year…
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Who is Mr. Stubborn
All right Readers, there’s not much adventure happening on the travel front as we are visiting one of #2’s best friends in western Missouri, so I’m going to talk a little bit about Mr. Stubborn and why I call him that. First, as I’m sure you can understand, it’s to give my children a bit…
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Worst Day Ever
Today was by far the worst day so far of this trip. I felt pushed to my limits, struggled to cope, and was disappointed by people I considered family. It started out awesome enough but ended with tears, tears, and more tears. Heads up, this is a real, raw, emotion-filled post. For the last week,…
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Heading to the Midwest
The last few days have been all about traditions and fulfilling dreams. After getting our Beastie fixed (again shout out to Trevor and his crew at British 4X4 Specialists) and indulging in some fun time and chocolate at Hershey Park we headed westward. We made a few stops along the way and made some girlies…
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Is there a backpack leash for 6 year olds?
Today I found out Mr. Stubborn knows how to read a map and to use said map to get where he wants to go. Today we were supposed to meet Trevor at his garage for him to take a look at the truck. However, when it was time to go, Mr. Stubborn was nowhere to…
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Broken Down… The Third Time
Less than 8,000 miles in and we’ve had three major breakdowns. Today marked our third. This time we were headed down the New Jersey turnpike when the truck started vibrating terribly. Thankfully, there was a service plaza just a mile away and thankfully it had Chick-fil-A because the kids were hungry. We stopped and…
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Kill or Be Eaten Alive
No one tells you the mosquitoes on Cape Cod are as bad as hunting dogs on the scent, but let me tell you what they most definitely are.We started off yesterday morning at the Salt Pond visitor center with breakfast and an impromptu photo session. A photographer saw our Defender and came over to chat…
