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George's Birthday Adventure (2012)

George’s Birthday Adventure: The Long Road Home

July 16, 2012 By Val Weston 4 Comments

When you're facing the end of a trip, it can be hard to let go right? George's Birthday Adventure had been truly epic and the 2,000+ miles back to Georgia seemed so boring. So in true Camp Granola … [Read more...] about George’s Birthday Adventure: The Long Road Home

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, colorado, George's Birthday Adventure (2012), lone rock, New Mexico, road trip, texas, utah

George’s Birthday Adventure: The Utah Chronicles

July 9, 2012 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

So after escaping Death Valley remarkably intact, Camp Granola set off to Utah. We're used to traveling off-season...one of the many perks of roadschooling. I had a slightly rude awakening however, … [Read more...] about George’s Birthday Adventure: The Utah Chronicles

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: camping, geocaching, george's birthday adventure, George's Birthday Adventure (2012), spring break, utah, zion national park

George’s Birthday Adventure: Death Valley

June 5, 2012 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

I know I left you hanging on George's Birthday Adventure with the story of the E.T. Highway but I promise I'll keep sprinkling it in here between our other antics. It certainly seems odd to still be … [Read more...] about George’s Birthday Adventure: Death Valley

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: badwater basin, big agnes, california, camping, death valley, experiential education, geocaching, geology, George's Birthday Adventure (2012), junior ranger, las vegas, national park, nevada, ranger, weather, wind

George’s Birthday Adventure: E.T. Highway

April 16, 2012 By Val Weston 5 Comments

Dear readers, you've made it. Finally we're at Episode 5 of George's Birthday Adventure, we get to the main event, the reason for trekking across the U.S., the big kahuna -- the E.T. … [Read more...] about George’s Birthday Adventure: E.T. Highway

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: beagle, geocaching, george's birthday adventure, George's Birthday Adventure (2012), las vegas, nevada

George’s Birthday Adventure: The Mojave

April 12, 2012 By Val Weston 3 Comments

Well we're at Episode 4 in the saga of George's Birthday Adventure. This is where Camp Granola finally gets to breathe a sigh of relief for having finished the extensive (i.e. epically butt-numbing) … [Read more...] about George’s Birthday Adventure: The Mojave

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: california, camping, geocaching, geology, George's Birthday Adventure (2012), mojave, mojave national preserve, national park, road trip

George’s Birthday Adventure: Episode 3

April 5, 2012 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

The saga of George's Birthday Adventure continues as Camp Granola finally reaches the Mojave on Day 4. Show me the Mojave... After a grueling cross-country drive, we finally got down to Camp … [Read more...] about George’s Birthday Adventure: Episode 3

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: california, camping, George's Birthday Adventure (2012), mojave, mojave national preserve, road trip, tent, weather, wind

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