When life felt a bit too overwhelming and the Delta variant a bit too invasive, we did what works for us and we escaped to the woods.Pulling out our pop-up...
Mr. Family Trip and I recently celebrated 15 years of marriage. With two kids, four homes, two dogs, one cat, one hamster, two fish, and two states conquered together, we...
When I booked our campsite at First Landing State Park, a park frequently listed as one of the most beautiful in Virginia, I had no idea that it would be...
We spend a lot of time in America, it seems, celebrating and memorializing the Revolutionary War. We memorialize our Founding Fathers and we pay a lot of money to see...
This post, written by Mrs. Family Trip, originally appeared on Recreation.gov. As my sweaty, salty face looked up at my husband’s, dangling at least 5 feet above me, offering me...
Last summer, ready to take Shirley Jean to the beach (some moments I miss our beach life so much it makes me catch my breath), I booked a campsite for...
In preparation for First Day Hike (which is a tradition we highly recommend – last year we were on the Jack Albright Loop on New Years Day, the year before...
This post has been holding me back from sharing details of our travels here lately. I want to bring joy, positivity and inspiration to the world. But Chincoteague Island happened. While...
Living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is wonderful. And, having lived at the beach for years prior to this (I guess we like to live in places that...
Sharing our road trip on Instagram a few weeks ago, I received the most questions on our family bike ride along the Virginia Creeper Trail. This was one of our...