Our favorite national parks from our 2023 and 2024 trips, from the toddler perspective.

Our big person hiking gear for day hikes.

The latest in baby hiking gear, as modeled by Jordan.

Arrival to Valdez and exploring the area, including sunset at Thompson pass.

Some of our errors to learn from...

How to book campgrounds at the national parks.

How we go about planning a grand adventure.

Abandoning the RV in different locations.

What we would have done differently if we were advising someone on this trip now.

Toddler lessons learned in the first half of the 2024 trip.

Our key recommendations for starting out with RV life.

Playgrounds are critical to toddler RV life. We make a point to find playgrounds, especially on drive days. This can be more challenging...

A review of toddler amenities in the RV.

We had to go into Big Sur in a convoy due to a washout of one lane of the highway. Very peaceful stay with few visitors.

Perfect arrival to Yosemite and hike along the Mist Trail, Jordan's first real hike on her own two tiny legs.

Packing for a multi-month trip is its own project.

A typical drive day for us.

Go big or go home. First stop - Hershey, PA.

Factors that we considered when trading in the Grand Design for the Brinkley.

What we would have done differently in retrospect.