Today was all about waterfalls, canyons, and ospreys...and a few geysers and bison, of course. Next we needed to drive back to Old Faithful (for the third time) for the kids to finish and turn in their Junior Ranger and Young Scientist books. Now that work was done, it was time to hike up to … Continue reading Yellowstone, Day 6: Canyon
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A Week on the Road – Thursday
Whew, I'm sitting here on Thursday evening at 9:23, starting this blog post, and I am TIRED! It's been quite a day! We just now got the kids in bed a few minutes ago. My amazing husband is washing all of today's dishes - he's also exhausted. In his case, it's because he was up … Continue reading A Week on the Road – Thursday
A Week on the Road – Wednesday
I regularly get questions from non-roadschoolers about how we homeschool on the road. Somedays, we sit at a table and work in our RV or around the RV park. Other days, like today, the world is our classroom. Today we drove an hour and a half to Goblin Valley State Park. On field trip … Continue reading A Week on the Road – Wednesday
The Hike at Red Rock State Park
by Mr. Bang We went to Red Rock State Park. That is in Arizona. It is really good. You start by going down a hill on a dirt trail. There's some rock steps and there's a bench along the path. It goes down to where a bridge is. Then you go a little way and … Continue reading The Hike at Red Rock State Park
Waco Mammoth National Momument
by Character Queen Recently, we went to Waco Mammoth National Monument. It was amazing! We learned about a different kind of Mammoth, the Columbian Mammoth, which was 14 ft tall and 10 tons, way bigger than the Wooly Mammoth, which was 10 ft tall and 6 tons. Even though they both lived in the ice age, … Continue reading Waco Mammoth National Momument
The Week of the Junior Ranger
We had a big Junior Ranger week! Here you can see the stash Character Queen and Mr. Bang earned last week! Ford's Theatre Somehow, I've never made it to Ford's Theatre before! I expected that it would take about an hour - see the theater where Lincoln was shot, then cross the street to Peterson's house … Continue reading The Week of the Junior Ranger
Fun Fact: General Lee did not surrender in a courthouse!
We went to Appomattox Court House today to see where General Lee surrendered to General Grant, bringing an end to the devastating Civil War. As we approached, I took a photo of the kids in front of the famous courthouse where the big event took place. Then we went in the visitor's center (in … Continue reading Fun Fact: General Lee did not surrender in a courthouse!
Junior Ranger Role Models
We're nearing the end of our time in the Boston area and making our final choices about what we can see while here - there's way more than we can experience in just three weeks! I've had Adams National Historical Park on the itinerary, but was honestly toying with the idea of skipping it. Character Queen, … Continue reading Junior Ranger Role Models
Exploring Rhode Island
We have been exploring some areas south of Boston this week, mainly in Providence, RI. None of us have been to RI before, so we've had a lot to learn! For one thing, the name Roger Williams is all over the place in this city. I had never heard of this guy, but we've learned … Continue reading Exploring Rhode Island
