A little more alive in a national park

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-03T12:09:18-05:00March 15th, 2021|My Family, Jonah, Jude, National Parks, RV Life, Taryn, Zachary|

I’m pretty sure this is our 41st National Park or Monument! And the first of five we will visit in the next two months! We always feel a little more alive in a national park, it’s invigorating!

Everglades National Park

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-03T22:43:54-05:00January 19th, 2021|My Family, Jason, Jonah, Jude, Lyndsay, National Parks, Taryn, Zachary|

I don’t know who replaced my baby with this big kid but 😭. We are loving this age, he’s turned a huge corner from years of screaming and no sleep. I can’t call him easy but life is getting easier. He packed his own backpack yesterday, demanded his hat and even dressed himself. We figured out at the end of the day he was commando by choice. 🤣 Funny story: a few weeks ago he dressed himself in all blue and I told him he looked like a giant blueberry. A few days ago I was walking in to Whole Foods with he and Jude. Z and Jude were both dressed in blue and he announced they both looked like […]

Lamar Valley at sunset

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-15T10:11:41-05:00July 21st, 2020|My Family, National Parks, RV Life|

Lamar Valley at sunset, strongly recommend. As we were heading in to the park yesterday evening, tons of people were heading out. And even though it meant driving home in the dark, it was TOTALLY worth it! We saw multiple black bears, a pack of wolves including pups, elk, deer, large herds of bison, pronghorn, sheep and 8 owls! Dusk is where it’s at y’all! We all voted and we are definitely doing sunset in Lamar Valley again while we are here!

Note to self, wear swim clothes and river shoes on our next drive through Lamar Valley. We were tempted several times to stop […]

Roosevelt Arch

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-15T10:04:40-05:00July 20th, 2020|My Family, National Parks, RV Life|

The drive home at dusk was stunning and this sunset through the Roosevelt Arch was the perfect end to our day.

Hiking Norris Geyser Basin

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-14T21:20:47-05:00July 20th, 2020|My Family, National Parks, RV Life|

Today we learned it’s not a good idea to try and hike 3 miles after you haven’t been hiking in awhile. Whew! We certainly lost our stamina after quarantine. Norris Basin was gorgeous, even if the heat and distance kicked our butts.

Steamboat Geyser in Norris Basin

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-14T21:15:59-05:00July 20th, 2020|My Family, National Parks, RV Life|

Steamboat Geyser in Norris Basin is the tallest geyser in the world. It’s hard to catch as it is extremely unpredictable. Years ago, before we started traveling, Jude learned about it and has always dreamed of seeing it erupt. We knew the odds were very slim as we only planned to be in Norris for a few hours one day during this trip. We missed it erupting by just a few hours today but the cool thing is that Steamboat continues to erupt for around 24 hours on a mini scale. We couldn’t even be sad to have missed the major eruption because we […]