In fairness, we saw vistas and canyons but I like alliterations. Oh, and we saw some more lakes because lakes are the waterfalls of Canada. This day was a long leisurely drive north along the Icefields Parkway (except for the first stop). The drive itself was almost enough to make Read more…
At the edge of Banff (or at least the part we came to know as Banff) is a lazy river along which they have a really neat art walk. It’s a seemingly endless stream of art installations built placed in nature along a picturesque backdrop. First, the nature: Natural Life Read more…
We drove an hour or two north of where we were staying to go river rafting, something Sarah had never done before and I hadn’t done since high school. They loan you everything you need to make it down the river, except courage. In reality, I think most or all Read more…
This day started with an early rise… come to think of it, they all did. The more we travel the more I realize that crowds are a bit of an issue just about everywhere unless you’re willing to get up early. The early bird gets the selfie without other tourists Read more…
The town of Banff is, well, adorable. It’s this little ski village tourist trap kind of place with a really fun walkable downtown area. It’s quite pricey (like more expensive than staying in Maui) to stay in town so we stayed a 20 minute walk up the road at the Read more…
About a 15 minute drive from our Airbnb was Bass Lake. We did some hiking nearby and then walked along the water for a bit. It was a Thursday morning and overcast, so it was quite peaceful. Mono Trail We started off with a very short but poorly-labeled-as-easy hike called Read more…
There isn’t really a ton to say about this. It’s Yosemite. The granite is real, the vistas are unreal. We hiked around for about 4 hours, which put the boys at over 5 miles… which is probably about 4 miles more than their little legs are used to. Despite not Read more…
I’m calling this trip our “Yosemite Trip” but in reality we spent most of our time in an Airbnb in North Fork, just under 2 hours from Yosemite. It was in a very rural mountain town that reminded me a lot of PA, actually. The majority of our time went Read more…
For those of you who are uninterested in my chatter, this post has all the pictures from the other posts as well as an apparently 11 minute video compilation of the clips we took while on the go. If you’re interested in the van we stayed in, click here. If Read more…
For our last night in Iceland we stayed in a hotel that had no wheels and a shower that doesn’t require quarters. Van camping is an experience worth having but so are showers without timers. We had two proper meals while we were in Reykjavik (oh wait, I do know Read more…