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  • Must have RV accessories Fifth Wheel RV in Alaska | O'Phalen Adventures

    Must Have RV Accessories: The Complete List!

    When you’re brand new to RV life, there is a whole list of must have RV accessories you’ll need to be comfortable and safe! It’s an expensive investment up front, but skipping out on these items can end up costing so much more in damage and repairs. After a year and a half of living…

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  • 7 Day Alaska Itinerary | O'Phalen Adventures

    7 Day Alaska Itinerary: Glaciers, Dog Sledding & Salmon!

    An action-packed 7 day Alaska itinerary filled with bucket list adventures like glacier hikes, dog sledding, and gorgeous Alaska views! One of my superpowers is travel itinerary planning, and today I’m sharing some of my superpower with a sample 7 day Alaska itinerary! I took my in-laws on a trip to Iceland back in 2017,…

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  • Hiking with Kids Tips | 5 year old hikes to Byron Glacier in Alaska

    Hiking with Kids Tips: 10 Best Tips for Family Hiking

    After three years of almost weekly hiking with kids, we’ve learned a few things about how to have an enjoyable family hike! After I wrote my last post about the best places to hike in Alaska with kids, I realized that we’ve only been able to enjoy Alaska hiking so much this summer because we’ve…

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  • 9 Best Alaska Hikes with Kids | Achievable day hikes to glaciers, secret beaches, and idyllic mountain passes

    9 Best Alaska Hikes with Kids

    9 Best Alaska Hikes with Kids | Achievable day hikes to glaciers, secret beaches, and idyllic mountain passes

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  • RV Camping Alaska | Fifth Wheel RV is parked at Upper Trail Lake in Moose Pass, Alaska | Blue skies and trees overlooking Upper Trail Lake

    Our Favorite Camping in Alaska Spots: Stunning Campground & Boondocking!

    We drove just about everywhere you can drive in Alaska and spent all summer RV camping in Alaska, both in paid campgrounds with full hookups and in roadside boondocking spots. The views everywhere were incredible, but these two spots had some of our favorite views, combined with other benefits like usable cell service (with AT&T)…

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  • Alaska packing list summer image of three kids at the Anchorage museum

    Alaska Packing List: Summer Adventure Must Haves

    Alaska is the land of epic adventures, but it’s also the land of needing to be epically prepared! With that in mind, I thought I’d share an Alaska packing list summer must-haves for any RV family planning to make the journey! This isn’t an exhaustive packing list, just some of our most important gear for…

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  • New Website!

    After three years of being on the road, I’m excited to finally have a website to share all of the travel wisdom we’ve learned. I’m looking forward to having a place to write longer form work than Instagram allows and to creating travel guides with the (literally) hundreds of pages of notes that I’ve kept…

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