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Who Should Read this Blog

July 13, 2015 Julie Broberg Leave a comment

If you are looking for a golf course or kids’ club, this blog isn’t for you.

If you are looking for a golf course or kids’ club, this blog isn’t for you.

Family travel books cover these subjects thoroughly. What they don’t cover is travel WITH kids. Really with them. This blog is for you who want to witness your kids learn to ski or hike to the source of a waterfall. This blog is for families who laugh at themselves when fumbling around in foreign languages. Who don’t need an itinerary as much as a chance to wander together.

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Five Steps to Picking a Ski Hill

July 9, 2015 Julie Broberg Leave a comment

1. Get Picky about Elevation

I won’t ski in Colorado. I live in Texas, but Colorado is out for me. It’s not the marijuana, it’s the elevation.

For me and my husband, Brad, elevation means altitude sickness. What is altitude sickness?

Altitude sickness is like the worst hangover you’ve ever had.

– Me

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Secrets to Crossing the Grand Canyon

May 25, 2015 Julie Broberg 2 Comments

If you are going through Hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill

Why hike the Grand Canyon? Like most large things, it is hard to fathom the size of the canyon unless you experience it with your body, all twenty-seven breathtaking, relentlessly grueling miles. Then there is Phantom Ranch, an unreal collection of cabins in the bottom of the canyon that few people will experience.