To Wing-it or Not – Planning a Trip

Traveling is the best part of life.  Seeing the beauty all around you, whether it is desert, mountains, plains, oceans, rivers, of a big city.  Traveling is such an amazing honor. When I travel, I take in all the area. The culture, nature, food, everything!  Planning for these adventures is part of the experience and in my opinion the best part. Nevertheless, this week we are taking a road trip, a winging-it trip.  No plans, just heading...

Ready, Set, Drive! Preparing for a Budget-Friendly Road Trip

We love road trips! We started our journey of road trips in 1979. We were nineteen and had a four month old child. We owned a Gremlin and car seats were not mandatory. We set our little man up in the back seat in his plastic baby carrier. We propped him up on blankets in between our seats so he could see out the windows...as frightening as it is today, we thought nothing was unusual with this idea. Getting ready for this road trip was a huge...

Starting a Blog is FRUSTRATING! Join Me in My Quest of Becoming a Blogger!

This post may contain affiliate links, please read my Disclosure Page for more information. Blogging...who would have thought it was this difficult to get started?  I thought about doing a blog for years.  Why not?  I love to write, share stories, travel, eat great food!  The perfect recipe for a great blog, right!?!  Well I am here to tell you, it isn’t all writing, eating, traveling, and raking in the money!   "Why Blog?" Why blog? I...

10 Tips for a Successful Trip To Yellowstone National Park

My Yellowstone National Park Story We consider ourselves as experts on traveling west from the Big Horn Mountains to Yellowstone National Park. I was born in Helena, Montana in the early 1960's. The same year of my birth, my family moved to the suburbs of Chicago. However, my grandparents were still in a small town just outside of Billings, Montana (Columbus, MT). Our family would take a vacation every two years to visit grandma, grandpa, my...