Why Humans Outside Is for You (Yes, You)

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If you are a human who wants to go outside, but you aren’t quit sure how or where, this site is for you. If you are a human who goes outside and you want to get better at it, take your kids with you or try something new, this site is for you. If you are […]

26 Ridiculous Ways I Avoided Launching This Site

Back in August, 2014 I was bored. My husband, Luke, was gone on another long Army training trip and I had spent six weeks doing every blessed thing on my to-do list. I had even cleaned out almost all of my Outlook work email account, created rules for incoming email and organized everything into email […]

How the Whole30 Changed My Life

It started as a quirky, crazy sounding experiment popping up here and there on my Facebook newsfeed in 2012. “What the crap is Whole30?” I asked my friends. Answer: a very strict way of eating that could produce awesome results. Sub-answer: you have to give up Diet Coke. So that made it a definite “no” for me. But […]

When There’s a Hole In the Rainfly

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What do you do if you’re camping, preparing for incoming heavy rain and suddenly tear discover there’s a hole in the rainfly? Panic? Pack-up and go home? Wish really hard it hadn’t ripped while you were tightening it over your tent? When this happened to us in October, 2014 we were on day zero of a […]

Mammoth Cave Wild Cave Tour: Go Deep

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One morning I woke-up and thought “You know what we should do today? Go spelunking for six hours on the Mammoth Cave wild cave tour.” OK, it didn’t go down quite like that. But six hours of spelunking through Mammoth Cave National Park is what ended up happening. Mammoth Cave National Park is the closest National Park […]

Where to Find Great Smoky Mountains Passport Stamps

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On a recent trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park I did what I always do at any National Park location. I hunted down stamps for my National Park Passport. Not familiar with the National Park Passport Cancelation program? Read it about it here. Since we planned to spend a full week in the […]

BOB Duallie Double Jogging Stroller Review (Yes, You Want One)

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Part of getting outside for our family means fitness activities — and with two kids a double jogging stroller is a must. Our instrument of choice? The BOB Revolution SE Duallie, a BOB double jogging stroller. Here’s why. BOB Duallie Stroller Review I am not a woman with lightweight children, so my top concerns when […]

Dogs in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Dogs in Great Smoky Mountains National Parks? It might not be the best idea. We took our dog, Chloe, on our recent trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park — just like we do on all of our camping adventures. Chloe is a great camper. She doesn’t bark at other campers (very much), she sleeps […]

6 Tricks for Dirt Cheap Camping

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  So you want to get outside and go camping, but you don’t want to spend a lot of money? You need cheap camping tips. Maybe you aren’t sure camping is something your family is going to like, so you don’t want to invest in gear just yet. Or maybe you are a penny pincher […]