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Megan’s Take Carlsbad Caverns National Park, which has “North America’s largest single cave chamber by volume” , is so cool! I hadn’t seen many pictures in advance and wasn’t totally sure what to expect, but it really is BIG. First, we hiked about 1.2 miles down hundreds of feet through the natural entrance to the […]

Megan’s Take Today was our second full day of driving. I would not / could not do a third. Yesterday felt exciting with the promise of adventure. Today felt like a slow grind – getting across west Texas and then driving from Hobbs NM to Carlsbad NM. We were all starting to feel tired and […]

Megan’s Take Today was our first looooong travel day. We had 5 minutes to stretch the kids’ legs and burn off a bit of energy before we got in the truck, so the kids and I raced through the short nature trail next to our campsite. We were on the road a bit after 7 […]

Megan’s Take Today’s big activity was visiting the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. I was impressed with the easy free parking and easy logistics with young children (accessibility and navigating with a wagon, bathrooms/water fountains, being allowed to bring food inside etc). Phil and I both felt like it’s a large, well organized museum. […]

Megan’s Take Today we went to Mass at 7 am, which was the earliest that we’ve ever gotten the kids out for church. It was hard to get up early, but it was the only time that made sense with travels. After Mass, we grabbed our camper and headed to the Denver Zoo. It seemed […]

Megan’s Take Today we had extra time in the morning, so we decided to check out the Benson Sculpture Park. We were really pleasantly surprised with how fun it was, and we only realized as we were driving away that we actually missed half of it, which had been across the road from us! The […]

Megan’s Take Today we left Rocky Mountain National Park, and Phil and I are definitely feeling bummed about that. Even though we’re about ready to go home, it’s sad to leave the nature. We have a few days left in the greater Denver area, but I wish I had planned our trip differently so that […]

Megan’s Take Today was our last full day in Rocky Mountain National Park, and we made the most of it. We had one last round of shuttle bus rides for the kids, going up the Bear Lake corridor to Alberta Falls. It was a relatively short 1.6 mile hike with a lot of scenic value. […]

Megan’s Take Today was a lighter hiking day. We let the kids sleep in until they woke up around 7 am, because they really needed the rest. We started the day with yummy but overpriced donuts and headed to the Wild Basin portion of Rocky Mountain National Park. We hiked to Copeland Falls which was […]