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Nutrition on the Road: Eating Well
The open road calls, but so does your stomach. Let’s be real—maintaining decent nutrition while car camping can feel like solving a puzzle where the pieces keep changing shape. Your fridge is tiny (if you even have one), your cooking space can be limiting, and sometimes you’re just too tired to do anything but…
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Visiting the Coquille River Lighthouse on the Oregon Coast
The Oregon Coast has a way of turning a simple stop into several different experiences. A visit to Bullards Beach State Park near Bandon gave me a long stretch of beach, piles of driftwood, coastal history, and a lighthouse at the meeting point of the Coquille River and the Pacific Ocean. Riven joined me…
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Visiting LEGOLAND California as an Adult
LEGOLAND California may center its attractions around younger visitors, but adults can still find plenty to enjoy inside the park. I visited during Dino Valley’s first-anniversary celebration and quickly realized that the LEGO creations held as much of my attention as the rides. Every section included small details that rewarded anyone willing to slow…
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Road Trip Pizza: An Unforgettable Night in a Marfa, Texas
I planned my stop in Marfa as a small vacation from my normal road routine. Instead of sleeping in the 4Runner, I booked a tipi at El Cosmico with a firepit inside. The tipi gave me the kind of experience I wanted for the night: somewhere unusual, comfortable, and completely different from my regular…