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    Trip Report: Texas to Maryland
    Donna
    • Dec 5, 2017
    • 4 min

    Trip Report: Texas to Maryland

    Well, this is it. We leave Pigeon Forge tomorrow en route to Staunton, Virginia—our last stop before rolling up to my parents’ house.
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    Trip Report: New Mexico
    Donna
    • Nov 21, 2017
    • 4 min

    Trip Report: New Mexico

    The first 20 minutes were amazing, with Emerson enjoying the walk and Darwin finding dinosaurs and dragons in the structures.
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    Trip Report: Arizona
    Donna
    • Nov 16, 2017
    • 4 min

    Trip Report: Arizona

    Like any good wife, Wendy assisted with this task by snapping a photo of me holding Darwin as she cried, Odie peed, and Clark took a shit.
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    Trip Report: Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks
    Donna
    • Nov 8, 2017
    • 3 min

    Trip Report: Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks

    Seven months? Sounds great. Eighteen-foot trailer? Small, but it’d be alright. Three dogs? Mmmm, I dunno. Two toddlers? You’re crazy.
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    Trip Report: Mesa Verde, Canyonlands, Arches, and Capitol Reef National Parks
    Donna
    • Oct 29, 2017
    • 8 min

    Trip Report: Mesa Verde, Canyonlands, Arches, and Capitol Reef National Parks

    I got to climb a couple of ladders at a cliff’s edge, shimmy through narrow passages, and crawl through an 18-inch tunnel.
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    Trip Report: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
    Donna
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 6 min

    Trip Report: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

    This place is a bargain—a beautiful, peaceful bargain with really nice fellow campers.
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    Trip Report: Rocky Mountain and Great Sand Dunes National Parks
    Donna
    • Oct 8, 2017
    • 3 min

    Trip Report: Rocky Mountain and Great Sand Dunes National Parks

    We waded through a shallow river with the kids and CeCe, schlepped a quarter mile through the sand, climbed a dune, and went sand sledding.
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    Trip Report: Badlands National Park
    Donna
    • Oct 3, 2017
    • 6 min

    Trip Report: Badlands National Park

    My favorite is a shot of all six of us with our “it’s been a hard winter” expressions. That was the intent, but we look like serial killers.
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    Trip Report: Devils Tower and Wind Cave National Park
    Donna
    • Sep 27, 2017
    • 4 min

    Trip Report: Devils Tower and Wind Cave National Park

    As we descended steep stairs into a narrow passage of the dimly-lit cave, Darwin began crying. “It’s okay,” we told her. “You can do it.”
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    Trip Report: Grand Teton National Park and the Buffalo KOA
    Donna
    • Sep 23, 2017
    • 3 min

    Trip Report: Grand Teton National Park and the Buffalo KOA

    We did a lot of chores and a little exploring during our stay. We accidentally chose a cold, rainy day to walk around Jenny Lake.
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    Trip Report: Yellowstone National Park
    Donna
    • Sep 18, 2017
    • 8 min

    Trip Report: Yellowstone National Park

    By all accounts, it was time to go. But as we rolled out, part of me wasn’t quite ready to leave. Yellowstone is my new favorite.
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    Trip Report: Canada
    Donna
    • Sep 2, 2017
    • 11 min

    Trip Report: Canada

    Today is Emerson’s second birthday. Darwin is convinced it’s hers, but maybe she just wants a do-over.
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    Trip Report: Glacier National Park
    Donna
    • Aug 8, 2017
    • 6 min

    Trip Report: Glacier National Park

    Glacier is neck-and-neck with Mt. Rainier for the most beautiful national park we’ve visited so far.
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    Trip Report: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area and the Missoula KOA
    Donna
    • Aug 4, 2017
    • 3 min

    Trip Report: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area and the Missoula KOA

    There's a taoist quote that goes “A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”
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    Trip Report: North Cascades National Park
    Donna
    • Jul 28, 2017
    • 4 min

    Trip Report: North Cascades National Park

    "It’s 50 minutes from your campground," he’d said, "and a nice place for a picnic." Riiiiiiiight.
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    Trip Report: Olympic National Park
    Donna
    • Jul 23, 2017
    • 7 min

    Trip Report: Olympic National Park

    “Nolan!” The man’s voice carried throughout the campground. Wendy and I stopped to listen. “NOLAN! Has anyone seen a little boy?"
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    Trip Report: Mt. Rainier National Park
    Donna
    • Jul 18, 2017
    • 7 min

    Trip Report: Mt. Rainier National Park

    The natural beauty of Mt. Rainier National Park rivals Yosemite, with forested valleys, glacial rivers, snow-capped mountains.
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    Trip Report: Oregon
    Donna
    • Jul 11, 2017
    • 11 min

    Trip Report: Oregon

    Wendy gasped and my eyes widened as we pulled in and saw CeCe’s head sticking out our trailer window.
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    Trip Report: Redwoods State and National Parks
    Donna
    • Jul 2, 2017
    • 8 min

    Trip Report: Redwoods State and National Parks

    When I mentioned my wife, Paulette asked in a deep southern drawl “So y'all lesbians then?”
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    Trip Report: Lassen Volcanic National Park
    Donna
    • Jun 26, 2017
    • 5 min

    Trip Report: Lassen Volcanic National Park

    We crept farther into the darkness, following the footsteps of people who had actually planned their trip to this toddler torture chamber.
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