Author: Traci Warren

Trail of the Cedars

Our first hike in Glacier was the famous Trail of Cedars. It’s a short 0.8 mile loop that has fairly heavy foot traffic. But it’s certainly worth the fight for a parking space. We’ve developed a quirky love of trees. It started with the Redwoods in California and the Joshua Trees that look like they...

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Arriving in Glacier

I believe the people that say your cell phone is listening to you all the time. Facebook knows your secrets. Glacier National Park was never on my radar. It seemed ‘cold’ and ‘far away’. Being from Maine – who in their right mind would want to see ice in the summer?! No thank you. Hard...

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Great Plains Dinosaur Museum

“Aren’t there big dinosaur things to do out there?” This was my mom’s gentle, persistent way of asking for the 100th time when we were finally going to do some dinosaur stuff. I get it. North Dakota/Montana… exactly the right place to fit some dino homeschooling into the schedule. (Although, for the record, the big,...

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Things To Do in Rugby, ND

No matter what our plans, every day I try to find something a little bit weird or unique for us to see or do. It doesn’t work out every single day, but more often than not I can spice things up just a little bit for fun. That’s how we ended up in Rugby, ND....

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Chippewa National Forest, MN

I had recently been talking to my cousin, Brandon, about Michigan. I distinctly recall him telling me to put Sleeping Bear Dunes on my to do list… which is not possible because he’s never been to Michigan. Oops – memory… Anyway, we got to catching up and talking about trees. He’s very interested in tree...

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