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As I compile my research for a possible Alaska road trip, I’m gathering the best of what I’ve learned and compiling it here in the hopes it may be helpful for you too!No promises (kids…

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I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately from people about all the fun gadgets I find that make travel/life easier overall so I figured I’d try to share some of them over the next…

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Research Files: Road Trip from Anchorage to Kenai Fjords National Park & Seward, Alaska

As I compile my research for a possible Alaska road trip, I’m gathering the best of what I’ve learned and compiling it here in the hopes it may be helpful for you too!No promises (kids…

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As we near the end of the school year and are prep As we near the end of the school year and are preparing for our next Summer journey, I really wanted to look back on more of our trip from last summer that I never finished posting.  These amazing photos are from the fjords at #WesternBrookPond in #GrosMorne National Park, #Newfoundland #Canada

There’s a 3km (just under 2 mile) hike out to the water and back after through open bog and a bit of forest.  Only one boat company does the tours and you have to book online ahead of time and it is only during summer.  The boat tour is about 2 hours and simply incredible. 

We had a cloudier day than we’d hoped, but it gave the massive fjords an even more mysterious feel.  Lots of rain recently created TONS of waterfalls.  Many were huge and obvious, but there were SO many more that I found when looking through my telephoto lens. 

The walls of the fjords here reach up to 2,000 feet high (imagine a 200 story skyscraper!) and it’s very hard to do justice to that with pictures, but there is at least one picture with the other boat at the base and further away from us that gives the best perspective.  Truly a magical experience we’ll never forget! 

#HistoricPlacesDays #nationaltrustca #ParksCanada #GrosMorneNationalPark
@visitgrosmorne @newfoundlandlabrador #newfoundland #TravelingWithKids #FamilyVacation #SummerRoadTrip #RoadTripsWithKids #RTWK
Finally finished updating the #maps tracking the # Finally finished updating the #maps tracking the #counties (or equivalent) the kids have been in for #USA and #Canada The darker pink are all the new ones we went to in #2022, the light pink are others we’ve already been to before. It’s been quite an #adventure!  #familytravel #roadtrips #travelingwithkids #seetheworld #explore
Happy 45th birthday, Jude! Upgrade to #thegoodsea Happy 45th birthday, Jude!  Upgrade to #thegoodseats #GoPELS #NOLAlove #PelicansGameDay 🏀 ❤️ #WinForJonas
#AHelluvaHullabaloo !!!! #ROLLWAVE #CottonBowl #We #AHelluvaHullabaloo !!!! #ROLLWAVE #CottonBowl #WeAreTheChampions
#PelicansGameDay #GoPels #Pelicans #NOLA #staycati #PelicansGameDay #GoPels #Pelicans #NOLA #staycation #happyholidays All our fav players on the court! #Alvarado #Mccollum #Jones #Valanciunas #ThisChristmas #FirstPresentOfChristmas  #APelsWin
We don’t pick up #hitchhikers as a general #rule We don’t pick up #hitchhikers as a general #ruleofthumb but this little #stowaway popped up to #sayhello just as we were getting on the #interstate after our last #reststop  #eXtreme #hoodsurfing #zestforlife #thrillseeker #lizzardlife  #goingforaride #whowouldntwantto #extremesports #YOLO #louisiana
Always so neat to see the #StLouis #Arch especiall Always so neat to see the #StLouis #Arch especially on a clear night.  We’re heading home from #Thanksgiving in #Chicago a few pounds heavier and missing our loved ones but so glad we got to see the ones we did. Hope all of you had a very #HappyThanksgiving #SoMuchToBeThankfulFor #additudeofgratitude #grateful
#Staycation #PelicansGameDay #GoPels #NewOrleans #Staycation #PelicansGameDay #GoPels #NewOrleans
#KingsCreek #hiking #waterfall #Highlands #Cashier #KingsCreek #hiking #waterfall #Highlands #Cashiers #NorthCarolina #SouthCarolina #outdoors #chasingwaterfalls #roadtrip
RIP #QueenElizabethii So glad we got to celebrate RIP #QueenElizabethii So glad we got to celebrate #platinumjubilee this summer.  She and I had the same birth date.  #queen #ripqueenelizabeth #england #godsavethequeen #legend #powerfulwomen #alifetimeofservice #leadingwomen
The rain finally stopped and we’ve got a gorgeou The rain finally stopped and we’ve got a gorgeous day with a great view from #SunsetRock #Highlands #NorthCarolina
We’ve been home for literally 4 hours and he’s We’ve been home for literally 4 hours and he’s already on to brainstorming and planning possibilities for #nextsummer 😬 (This is no destination announcement, we are regularly thinking of multiple trips we could do, but this is definitely one we’ve been thinking of for a few years now.) #TravelerLifestyle #RoadWarriors #RoadTrip #Family #Exciting #Exhausting #Laundry #packing #Unpacking #EmptyFridge  #Alaska #MAYBE #WeShallSee #9MonthsOut #GatesOfTheArctic #Denali #KenaiFjords #Katmai #KobukValley #WrangleStElias #GlacierBay #ICantEvenYet #DontTellTheMinivan #Rest #Recover #EnjoyingTheMemories #AnyAdvice #WeveNeverBeen #RoadTripsWithKids
Yesterday we headed out of #Chicago with tearful e Yesterday we headed out of #Chicago with tearful eyes after saying goodbyes to #family and a last #cousinshug  It’s so great to get this time where Jude can work and the kids can maintain a tight bond despite living so far away. We also got our last #county (#BrownCounty) to finish all of #Illinois driving through the cute town of #MountSterling  Back to home tomorrow for one last week before #startofschool  #ItsBeenGreat #SummerVacation #Travel #Explore #SeeTheCountry #America #Midwest #MyKindOfTown #TimeToCramInSummerHopework #LearnOnTheRoad #ExperienceLearning #Roadtrip #RoadTripsWithKids
Such a special day at @lincolnparkzoo seeing the l Such a special day at @lincolnparkzoo seeing the little #lioncub 😍🥰❤️ Baby #lion #cub was SO sweet licking and chewing on his #paws 🦁 #Pilipili #lincolnparkzoo #chicago #zoo #lincolnpark #newlionhouse #bigcats #travelingqithkids #natureinthecity #explore #wildlife #roadtripswithkids #SummerVacation
Tonight these two showed off the 35(!!!) badges/ta Tonight these two showed off the 35(!!!) badges/tags they earned through the #Xplorers program @parks.canada this summer!! …. @monument_lefebvre @capebretonhighlands @visitgrosmorne @fortresslouisbourgassociation @keji_the_turtle @halifaxcitadel @shmp.qc.ca @rideaucanalofficial @friendsoffortgeorge @newbrunswick_thegreateastcoast @unesco @unescoworldheritage @destinationnb @discovernewbrunswick @tourismpei @visitnovascotia @newfoundlandlabrador @digbyareatourism @tourismequebec @quebeccite @ontariotravel @ontarioparks @explorecanada @parcsnbparks @tour_labrador
The mantle of the earth can be explored at the #Ta The mantle of the earth can be explored at the #Tablelands in #GrosMorneNationalPark and was amazing!  I just did our recap for our June 21st visit on our #Facebook page (facebook.com/RoadTripsWithKids) and thought this deserved an individual post.  Studies here in the 1960s, helped prove what was then only a theory of plate tectonics. 🌎 😮 ⠀
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#GeologyRocks #Geology #HistoricPlacesDays #nationaltrustca #ParksCanada #GrosMorne #Newfoundland #Canada #Rocks #MantleOfTheEarth #Mantle #PlateTectonics #LearningOnTheRoad #GetTheKidsOutside #ExploreOurWorld #OutOfClassroomLearning #FamilyVacation #SummerRoadTrip #RoadTripsWithKids #RTWK #WorldTravelers #Kids #Family #Travel @visitgrosmorne
I’m typing up our next #Facebook #RoadTripWithKi I’m typing up our next #Facebook #RoadTripWithKids recap, for June 21st in @visitgrosmorne and felt these beautiful photos from #GreenPoint needed their own showcase over here 🥰 🌞 🌅  What a gorgeous night! ……. Look for the interesting slanted #rocks that define the boundary between the #Cambrian and #Ordovician periods ….. #GeologyRocks #WishWeWereThereAgain #SummerVacation #HistoricPlacesDays #NationalTrustCA #ParksCanada #ParcsCanada #grosmornenationalpark #newfoundland #canada🇨🇦 #RoadTripsWithKids #ExploreOutdoors #Nature #GetThemOutside #Family #roadtrip #geology
Loved watching this busy #fox mama play with, pare Loved watching this busy #fox mama play with, parent, and then hunt for her 4 #foxpups (with a zoom on the camera from a good distance). Warning, while not too gruesome looking, one picture shows mama bringing a #chipmunk back in her mouth. 🦊 🐿 I did a whole post on our #RoadTripsWithKids #Facebook page that will post in just a bit. @visitcapebretonisland @cbhighlands @parcs.canada #NovaScotia #CapeBreton #CapeBretonHighlands #foxfamily #foxmama #momandpups #redfox #sheworkshard #IFeelHerPain #TiredMama #Wildlife #wildlifephotography #ameteurphotography #TakeTheKids #Travel #exploreOutdoors #GetOutAndSee #SummerVacation #MaritimeProvinces #RTWK #RoadTrip #Scenery
Yesterday (Wednesday, July 6th) we got first ever Yesterday (Wednesday, July 6th) we got first ever sightings of #BELUGA whales! We also saw another #humpback and got to see a #Minke jumping and feeding!  We learned so much at @gremmbaleine and loved our stay in @jaimetadoussac We saw even more today but internet really slows down my photo syncing. More to come at some point…. #whales #whalenation #whalewatching @parc_national_fjorddusaguenay #saguenay #stlawrenceriver @tourismequebec #quebec #canada #wildlife #nature #inthewater #getoutside #exploretheoutdoors #nationalparks #bucketlist #familyadventure #vacationdestination #familyvacation #RoadTripsWithKids #FamilyRoadTrip
I can’t narrow down so many of my great #whalewa I can’t narrow down so many of my great #whalewatching photos from yesterday’s tour with @freeportwhales  This #whalebreach was a surprise I wasn’t even sure if I’d caught!  Have loved @digbyareatourism and @visitnovascotia while staying at @baysideinndigby #amazing #nature #whale #breach #bucketlist #whalesnation #lifetimememories❤️ #getoutside #explore #travel #takethekidseverywhere #learningthroughtravel #roadtrip #summervacation #familytrip #familyvacation #bayoffundy #humpbackwhale #humpbackobsessed #newfavorites #kidstravel #livelife #wildlifephotography #wildplanet #ameteurphotography
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Okay folks, not my usual photos post, but Spring Break and Summer are right around the corner and I just found one of my favorite new gadgets is on a great sale! (Usually $129, on sale for $109 and offering a 50% off coupon bringing it down to $55!!!) I was not sure about home laser hair removal but I am sold. You have to use this 2-3x a week for the first 3 months, so it’s definitely a little time commitment. Then it’s a monthly upkeep, and long-term sounds like you should do up keep 1-2x every three months. But once it works it’s amazing. No razors or epilators needed anymore, and no stubble or ingrown hairs to contend with, just smooth skin!! It comes with goggles to wear too, which I didn’t like, but I’ll put a link to the other goggles I found in the comments below. I can’t wait for bathing suit weather without having to worry about if these other preparations are taken care of yet or not! … See MoreSee Less

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Road Trips with Kids is at Western Brook Pond.

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As we near the end of the school year and are preparing for our next Summer journey, I really wanted to look back on more of our trip from last summer that I never finished posting. These amazing photos are from the fjords at #WesternBrookPond in #GrosMorne National Park, #Newfoundland #CanadaThere’s a 3km (just under 2 mile) hike out to the water and back after through open bog and a bit of forest. Only one boat company does the tours and you have to book online ahead of time and it is only during summer. The boat tour is about 2 hours and simply incredible. We had a cloudier day than we’d hoped, but it gave the massive fjords an even more mysterious feel. Lots of rain recently created TONS of waterfalls. Many were huge and obvious, but there were SO many more that I found when looking through my telephoto lens. The walls of the fjords here reach up to 2,000 feet high (imagine a 200 story skyscraper!) and it’s very hard to do justice to that with pictures, but there is at least one picture with the other boat at the base and further away from us that gives the best perspective. Truly a magical experience we’ll never forget! #HistoricPlacesDays #nationaltrustca #ParksCanada #GrosMorneNationalPark@visitgrosmorne @newfoundlandlabrador #newfoundland #TravelingWithKids #FamilyVacation #SummerRoadTrip #RoadTripsWithKids #RTWK … See MoreSee Less

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Finally finished updating the #maps tracking the #counties (or equivalent) the kids have been in for #USA and #Canada The darker pink are all the new ones we went to in #2022, the light pink are others we’ve already been to before. It’s been quite an #adventure! #familytravel #roadtrips #travelingwithkids #seetheworld #explore … See MoreSee Less

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Happy 45th birthday, Jude! Upgrade to #thegoodseats #GoPels #nolalove #pelicansgameday 🏀 ❤️ #winforjonas … See MoreSee Less

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Road Trips with Kids is in Louisiana.

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