September 2019 – Page 2 – Wacky Wanderers

Yellowstone Day 1: Mammoth Hot Springs

Our plan worked!!! We woke the girls up before the sun came up, snuggled them into little blanket cocoons in Azul and headed into Yellowstone to try our luck snagging a Mammoth Hot Springs Campground site. When we pulled into the campground there were already 3 or 4 rigs in front of us. Not too bad. Justin checked and the ranger at the desk said that at least a dozen people were checking out that day so we would definitely get a site. Hurray!! Bad news was it was 4 hours until check out so technically we could potentially be waiting for that long. We were hopeful and excited to be promised a site!

Canyon Campground outside North entrance of Yellowstone

We had a packed day what with the quick tour through Yellowstone and all so we were relieved to find a great camping spot about 25 minutes north of the north entrance to Yellowstone N.P. The campground was lovely and super cheap ($7 per night)! It was nestled at the foot of a picturesque butte mazed between large craggy lichen covered rocks. The girls were thrilled to have such a great climbing gym in our own backyard!

BLM camping and passing through Yellowstone N.P.

Our original Yellowstone plan was to camp on BLM land just outside West Yellowstone to let the weekend pass by, and then to head into Yellowstone on a Sunday to try our luck to snag a first-come first-serve campsite. However, when we woke up Friday morning to a rainy day, we thought “maybe the rain will keep the crowds away– let’s go!” It didn’t work out as well as we had hoped…

Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho

Bruneau Dunes State Park wasn’t on our radar at all. We needed a place to stay somewhere between Pendleton and Yellowstone, and we had chosen a different Idaho state park at random. However, on the way we saw a sign for Bruneau Dunes and on a whim we veered off our route and changed plans. It turned out to be a great choice!

On the road again (first stop Pendleton OR)

Oh my goodness! Believe it or not, we are on the road again. We lost half our sanity prepping for this trip but, we’re here. You might notice that I chose not to write a post the first day we set out on the road. Spirits and moods weren’t especially high for the first couple of days and writings about hard times isn’t very fun to read about. Let’s just say we pushed ourselves a little too hard with projects and our family’s overall well being took a hit.

Oregon Country Fair

Oh Country Fair! We had wanted to go to this festival for years but didn’t think the girls were old enough to walk on their own feet for that long so we had passed. We finally did it this year and it was like a Renaissance Faire mixed with Burning Man and a hippie concert. It was fun!

Oregon Renaissance Faires

We have been wanting to attend a Renaissance Faire for years but never felt ready for it costume wise and didn’t feel good about going to it without some solid medieval costumes. Well, this year we prepped! By prepped I mean Justin was my continuous reminder to make family costumes for the faire; in a good way of course.

Building A Bunk Bed For Our Airstream Sport 22FB: Part IV (The Completed Results)

It’s been more than four months since I started this project, but it’s finally done! The bunk beds came out awesome and the girls love them. In this post I’ll give a summary of the steps to build the beds, and then show some photos of the completed bunk.

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exploring on the road as a family

Month: September 2019

Yellowstone Day 1: Mammoth Hot Springs

Canyon Campground outside North entrance of Yellowstone

BLM camping and passing through Yellowstone N.P.

Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho

On the road again (first stop Pendleton OR)

Oregon Country Fair

Oregon Renaissance Faires

Building A Bunk Bed For Our Airstream Sport 22FB: Part IV (The Completed Results)

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