We completely fell in love with the most western part of South Dakota, the Black Hills. We stayed at one of our favorite campgrounds yet- Black Elk Resort. It was small- 8 campsites and maybe 10 cabins/houses, with a tap room and beautiful patio in the middle of it all. On top of that we found out on arrival that they served waffles and coffee each morning. Between that and t...

When we set out on this trip, we planned to travel I-90 west, not sure how far we'd go. The current plan is to make it to western South Dakota, and then turn back, for a total of about 2 months on the road. As we mapped out the route, we were excited about visiting the Shanes (my sister Anna’s family). There aren't a lot of campgrounds close to Chicago, but we found a sp...

… despite what Gen Alpha would make you believe about it… (for those who don’t work with teens and tweens, here’s the context)

Originally Ohio was simply a logical stopover between Niagara and the Chicago area but it proved to be so much fun!!! First...