alyssa · March 22, 2017
Every year, March emerges like a butterfly from a chrysalis, and everyone (from Utah and beyond) starts dreaming of heading to southern Utah. And for good…
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alyssa · May 12, 2016
If I am going to keep it real, we never intended to stay at Dead Horse Point State Park on this trip. We intended to visit Island in the Sky/Canyonland…
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alyssa · May 12, 2016
Not all adventures start off pretty. This one began with a whimsical dream. We literally decided to leave town for the weekend, jumped in the Xterra, hooked on…
Continue Reading →![Hiking and Slot Canyons in Page, AZ [Family Edition]](https://kfc2kwpf6nti7i2o.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/2016/03/DSC1173.jpg)
alyssa · March 7, 2016
If you've been following along on Instagram, you've no doubted noticed we've been touring around the desert southwest a bit during the last few weeks. Most of…
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alyssa · December 23, 2013
If you've been around the blog with us, then you know we are more of a "teach our kids ourselves" sort of ski family. But this time we took a parent's day off…
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alyssa · December 17, 2013
Canyons Resort, Utah is Vail Corporation's newest ski area and one of the nation's five largest ski areas with a total of nine peaks and 4,000 skiable acres.…
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joe_schembri · February 24, 2013
This post was sent to us by Joe Schembri of Tampa, FL. Joe has taken many trips to the Northeast and his favorite was in a Class C RV and looks forward to more…
Continue Reading →![Family Snowshoe Trails [Salt Lake City, UT]](https://kfc2kwpf6nti7i2o.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/2013/02/AlyssaErickson-2013-Feb-5563.jpg)
alyssa · February 20, 2013
Important: Family-friendly means easy mileage and easy grade, but not always safe from avalanches! Please educate yourself and visit the Utah Avalanche Center…
Continue Reading →![Wall Street and Kids [Moab, UT]](https://kfc2kwpf6nti7i2o.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/2013/02/IMG_4485-43.jpg)
alyssa · February 18, 2013
I've flirted with climbing in and around the Moab Area. By this I mean, tried a route here or there as we passed through town or on brief afternoons. Wall…
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alyssa · January 9, 2013
I have a problem. A "feeling trapped" problem. Feeling trapped leads to me to all sorts of emotional and erratic behavior. Now, all sorts of things can make me…
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alyssa · April 29, 2012
If you are not familiar with Wall Street / Potash Rd in Moab, UT just know that you cannot find routes with a shorter approach. You drive up, you toss out your…
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alyssa · April 26, 2012
This has got to be up there on my list of favorite places to camp. OK, after sitting here for a moment , I can actually think of no other place I like camping…
Continue Reading →![Hikes practically designed for kids [Arches National Park]](https://kfc2kwpf6nti7i2o.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/2012/04/IMG_7102.jpg)
alyssa · April 23, 2012
Honestly, looking at the map of Arches National Park last week, deciding on what to hike, I was a little torn. Why? Cause one of my favorite hikes is to…
Continue Reading →!["We aren't in Utah anymore, kiddos." [Vacationing Vegas style]](https://kfc2kwpf6nti7i2o.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/2012/04/IMG_6551.jpg)
alyssa · April 7, 2012
Pretty much the title says it all! Las Vegas is its own kind of place, with its own kind of rules. The little white words on the PINK truck? "Experience the…
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alyssa · April 6, 2012
To all who are wondering...Yes, the rocks are really red in Red Rock Canyon, NV. My kids were thrilled. Chris once said, "Don't ever ask me to go to Vegas,…
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