by Mr. Bang We went to Badlands National Park. It should be called Goodlands, though. It's AWESOME!!! We went to an area that could fit RVs. We went on Fossil Exhibit Trail, although we didn't really stay on the trail. We climbed up where we could. We went up a small area first. But then … Continue reading Review of Badlands National Park
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Stones River National Battlefield
by Character Queen We went to Stones River National Battlefield with the Hilarious Pokemon Fans (my cousin and her family). It was awesome! There was a band with old-timey instruments, playing old-timey songs. Then we went in the visitors center and got Junior Ranger books and did all we could do in the visitors center. … Continue reading Stones River National Battlefield
The Interesting Adventure In Chickamauga National Military Park
by Character Queen A few weeks ago we went to Chickamauga National Military Park, with our friends Ballerina and Mr. Adventure. When we were almost there, Mr. Adventure said he was bleeding and asked for tissues. Luckily we had some and he used the whole box! When we got there we found out that Mr. Adventure … Continue reading The Interesting Adventure In Chickamauga National Military Park
Our Summer Mixtape
We have had an absolutely wonderful summer! We took a break from traveling in the RV so we could spend some time at home reconnecting with our friends and church family. The kids also participated in some camps and joined a swim team, plus we made a couple short trips to visit grandparents. Our goal … Continue reading Our Summer Mixtape
Yellowstone, Day 6: Canyon
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
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