Have you ever been to Bear Country USA? When I was looking for attractions to visit on our trip to South Dakota, Bear Country USA kept coming up. After seeing it for the fourth time I decided to take a look and see what it's all about. It's a driving tour, through a park, filled with animals! Specifically, bears. Lots of bears. The drive is only 3 miles but expect to be in the car for about an hour or more depending on how busy the park is and how active the animals are. We spent about an ...
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Mount Rushmore
I have wanted to take Peyton to see Mount Rushmore for over a year. Well, this past week she had a week long break from school so I decided this would be a good time to make it happen. I have been to Mount Rushmore one other time in my life, I was about 4 or 5 years old so I don't remember much of it. Plus, things have changed in 30 years! We were staying in Rapid City, South Dakota so the drive to Mount Rushmore was almost an hour. With two kids in the car that can be a long drive but the ...
Spend Less Time Scraping This Winter
I know no one wants to talk about the snow and ice that will be here before we know it. I've heard that we will be having an early winter from many of the local farmers. And that we are going to have tons of snow. Neither of those sentences makes me very happy. I live in Minnesota and we get some nasty winters. I also do not have a garage so my car sits outside all day long and all night long. And the one thing I hate about winter is having to scrap my windows! Plus I'm short and I have a Dodge ...
The Perfect Weekend Getaway Bag
We have a long weekend trip coming up with kids. And the one thing I have learned is, when traveling with kids you need to be organized! Yoonsic makes a portable waterproof toiletry bag travel organizer that is perfect for those weekend getaways and road trips. Since ours is a long weekend road trip this bag is going to work out well. This is a compact bag so I won't be able to keep both of Peyton's toiletries and mine in one bag. We would need two. One for each of us. Yoonsic's bag comes in ...
A Road Trip Must Have
We are getting ready to go on some fabulous road trips in the next two months! I can't wait to share all these adventures with you guys. One of the places we will be heading to is Mount Rushmore. While we are there we'll also be taking in some of the parks and enjoying the hiking trails. And I am sure, that at least one of use will slip, fall and scrape a knee. It's a given with 2 kids in tow. Heck, Peyton can fall getting out of the car and scrape her legs up. Having a first aid kit with you in ...
Stay Hydrated While On the Go
Even though summer is coming to an end, we are not slowing down! Peyton and I are still attending fall festivals, taking hikes and we have a few vacations planned before Christmas. One of our trips is going to involve a lot hiking, even though it's fall, staying hydrated is still a large concern. Hydration backpacks are perfect for this!The Arctic Current makes a hydration backpack that holds 2L of water. It comes in two colors, blue or gray. Peyton picked out the blue one because this week ...