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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

Roadschooling at Arizona’s Meteor Crater

September 2, 2015 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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As you know, we here at Val in Real Life like to learn when we're traveling. Fred and George don't travel with me as often these days but when they do, I still like to sneak in some learning that … [Read more...] about Roadschooling at Arizona’s Meteor Crater

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, experiential education, geocaching, road trip, roadschooling, Route 66, western adventure

Musings on Roadschooling

April 7, 2014 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

Today I'm moonlighting over at Mommy Hiker with my thoughts on roadschooling with Fred and George. I hope you'll go check it out and show Jen some love. She is one of my favorite outdoor moms and I'm … [Read more...] about Musings on Roadschooling

Filed Under: Life, Uncategorized Tagged With: experiential education, Real Talk, roadschooling

Overland Expo to TBEX: 24 hours in Boston – Part 1

March 4, 2014 By Val Weston

After a night catching up with high school friends, it was time to figure out what to do about our altered arrangements. Wendy had given us some great ideas of things to do in Falmouth on a dreary … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: 24 hours in Boston – Part 1

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: car talk, experiential education, massachusetts, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), roadschooling

Overland Expo to TBEX: Great Sand Dunes Edition

October 16, 2013 By Val Weston 2 Comments

The Camp Granola entrance to Great Sand Dunes was anything but smooth. With a few months to ponder my folly I can now laugh at my foibles. In truth, the whole thing went pear-shaped back in the … [Read more...] about Overland Expo to TBEX: Great Sand Dunes Edition

Filed Under: Outdoors, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: colorado, education, experiential education, great sand dunes, great sand dunes national park, infrared, medano creek, overland expo to tbex, Overland Expo to TBEX (2013), roadschooling

On the Road: Our Favorite Audio Edutainment

August 28, 2012 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

Last week I highlighted my thoughts on experiential education in a broad sense. I also mentioned that we do have materials we use that are the platform for where we start exploring the world around … [Read more...] about On the Road: Our Favorite Audio Edutainment

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: car talk, experiential education, Guides, homeschooling, roadschooling, unschooling

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