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A Beginner’s Guide to Death Valley

December 19, 2017 By Val Weston 2 Comments

In recent years, I’ve had the good fortune to explore Death Valley National Park in a variety of ways: by camping and hiking, motorcycle travel, family travel, a photography workshop, and 4x4 … [Read more...] about A Beginner’s Guide to Death Valley

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: badwater basin, california, camping, dante's view, death valley, death valley national park, dogs, furnace creek, homeschooling, junior ranger, mosaic canyon, nevada, stovepipe wells, zabriskie point

Geowoodstock to TBEX: A Tour of American Icons

September 10, 2012 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

After our adventures in Medora and Theodore Roosevelt National Park, we'd hit the northern extent of our expedition and it was time to start working our way back southward. Our next big stop was … [Read more...] about Geowoodstock to TBEX: A Tour of American Icons

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: experiential education, geocaching, Geowoodstock to TBEX (2012), junior ranger, south dakota

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, california, camping, death valley, experiential education, geocaching, geology, George's Birthday Adventure (2012), junior ranger, las vegas, national park, nevada, ranger, weather, wind

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

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