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Magic in a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor Airplane

July 26, 2019 By Val Weston 6 Comments

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"Hey babe, what would you think of taking a flight in a 1928 airplane?" he says, only about a half a cup of coffee into our morning. "Um, sure" I say groggily. Then my brain woke up. "Wait, say … [Read more...] about Magic in a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor Airplane

Filed Under: Life, Travel Tagged With: adventure, flexibility, history, nevada, passion, steve zigler

Nevada: What You’re Missing

October 24, 2017 By Val Weston 2 Comments

I admit it—I never gave Nevada more than a passing thought before George requested a birthday geocaching adventure back in 2012. With that trip, limited to the southern part of the Silver State, … [Read more...] about Nevada: What You’re Missing

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure, camel races, exploration, great basin, great basin national park, history, nevada, virginia city, wild horses

New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument

September 30, 2015 By Val Weston 4 Comments

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When it comes to our National Park system, national monuments tend to be sorely overlooked compared to the marquis parks that visitors flock to in their travels. Bandelier is not one of those … [Read more...] about New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: bandelier national monument, camping, experiential education, history, New Mexico, roadschooling, western adventure

Educating the Mind and Heart

August 2, 2013 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

Here at Val in Real Life HQ, Monday marks the the official beginning of a new school year. It's not a huge landmark for us like so many other families sending their spring-offs back to new teachers, … [Read more...] about Educating the Mind and Heart

Filed Under: Life, Uncategorized Tagged With: education, experiential education, history, john adams, quincy

Cumberland Gap: Rangers in the Making

October 14, 2011 By Val Weston 4 Comments

Obviously one of our priorities as parents here at Camp Granola is fostering a love of the outdoors, adventure, and nature in our littlest granolans. Fred and George are curious about a great variety … [Read more...] about Cumberland Gap: Rangers in the Making

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: cumberland gap, cumberland gap national historic park, experiential education, history, junior ranger, kentucky, lost, safety, Southern Tour (2011), tennessee, virginia

Cumberland Gap: Heart of the Park

October 7, 2011 By Val Weston 2 Comments

So diving a bit more into the details of our recent trip, let's start with a short introduction to the first stop, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, shall we? The big picture... The … [Read more...] about Cumberland Gap: Heart of the Park

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: cumberland gap, cumberland gap national historic park, experiential education, hiking, history, kentucky, national park, Southern Tour (2011), tennessee, virginia

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