Category: National and State Parks
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Visiting Volcanos in the USA with Kids
Visiting Volcano National Park I’m a firm believer that travel is the best education. When our family travels, we often combine daddy’s business trips with our pleasure, and always with learning. Little did I know when we ventured to Hawaii for sun, surf, submarines, Pearl Harbor, fun and volcanoes that we would learn so much…
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Visit Pearl Harbor with Kids (VIDEO)
A while back, I had the privilege to Visit Pearl Harbor with the kids. As a homeschooling family, anything we can do to bring history to life is high on our priority list. We often are blessed to travel with dad on business, and this experience led us to Hawaii. Yes, You Can and Should…
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Life Lessons Learned on a Trip to the Grand Canyon
Grateful to our contributor, Bobi Ryan, for this post. How Deep is the Grand Canyon? I don’t know everything!……Wow, that is difficult to admit. Especially since I am a parent of a teenager. I do know that after our trip to the Grand Canyon, I have a new, undoubtable belief in creationism. Remarkably, I assumed…
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Happy Birthday, America!
Since I was a little girl, I’ve envisioned visiting Mount Rushmore. Now that I’m a mom, my husband Luis and I have made it a point to include travel as part of our children’s home school (world school) education. In planning our summer travels to the Speed Cubing National competition this summer in support of…
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Vote for Travel by Train: How to Plan a Road Trip with an Amtrak Rail Pass
Like most little boys, my son became obsessed with trains from a very young age. It never mattered if it was Thomas the Tank Engine or the D.C. Metro, if the opportunity to ride one presented, the begging commenced immediately. One of the first picture books he remembers is The Polar Express. The Christmas he…
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Travel is Good for the Soul
This is Day #19 in our fabulous Travel is… series! When I think about traveling somewhere, I don’t just think about the fun I will have there. I also think about what I will take home with me — not souvenirs, but rather, what I will learn from the experience. Travel is about getting…