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Alaska Road Trip: Driving the Alaska Highway
The first step of an Alaska road trip is getting there! It took us 6 driving days to travel 1,257 miles from Dawson Creek, BC to Tok, AK on the Alaska Highway (or the Alcan Highway!). We drive slower and for shorter days because we’re towing our 37′ fifth wheel RV. You could definitely do…
RV Renovation Ideas: The Complete List!
We spent four months turning our hideous 2007 toy hauler RV into a gorgeous tiny home on wheels, and I learned SO MUCH! Here are my best RV renovation ideas from everything I researched and learned on the job! First, I want to share with you a little before picture to give you hope that…
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…
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,…
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…
9 Best Alaska Hikes with Kids
9 Best Alaska Hikes with Kids | Achievable day hikes to glaciers, secret beaches, and idyllic mountain passes
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)…
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…
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…