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Circa late 1970s. The beginning of my lifelong love of camping. Except back then, I didn't entirely love it. I was scared of bears. I missed my stuffed animals back at home. And my dad cussed the tent up and down every single time he pitched it.
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Last week, a friend of mine was upset when she heard someone joking about the Midwest. I get it. No one likes to be underappreciated.
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But somehow I kind of like that so many people think there's nothing to see in the Midwest. Then we get to keep th

We love winter so much, we drove farther north for more snow! Our recent drive to Michigan was rewarded with a morning of sledding at Sugar Bowl (sand) Dune in Muskegon State Park.
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Fresh powder, acres of steep sledding drops, a panoramic view of a

National Park + Blizzard + Government Shutdown = Empty Hiking Trails!
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We're one of those families who goes to nature to find quiet and to connect with an enduring greatness. We understand that others may do nature differently: music, party drinks,

Merry Christmas, Travelers!
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Our Christmas Eve-Eve started in Chicago's O'Hare Airport, swung through Seattle, and is ending in Orange County's John Wayne Airport.
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We must have made 🎅Santa's *really* nice list because:
1) We breezed through our

I've been going to orchards since the days when we used to put on our "grubbies" to participate in the simple act of picking apples.
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So it can feel a bit like my beloved tradition is changing too much when I see orchards now full of trink

Does it count as #TravelTuesday when it's just a visit home? Well, maybe... if your former home is a travel destination!
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I had the good fortune of living half a decade just blocks from the water in Newport Beach, California. And Homer had the even

"Contemplating life on Death's Door"
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We found out this summer how fun it can be to travel with teens when the 3 of us were joined on our Wisconsin camping trip by Mag's California cousins.
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Here, Mag and 2 of the cousins grab some down t

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