Inspirational Quotes and Travel Photos

This morning I read an article called 9 Truths you should know by now that I found very inspirational.

I loved the first quote in it so much that it sent me on a search of my photos of our travels looking for one picture in particular...a picture of a heart shaped cactus. This quote immediately made me think of this picture because the heart shaped cactus full of love, warmth and goodness is covered in a prickly lesson. I made it and shared it on the facebook page for my other blog Imagination Station.

After I posted the above photo I continued looking through photos and reminiscing about past travels. As I searched through the pictures other quotes popped into my head and well I got a bit carried away creating inspirational quote pictures...

All this is good timing though as this week is National Park Week in the States and I so wish we were close to a National Park so we could visit instead of just reminisce.

I will add a link to show you where each picture came from in case you want to see other photos from the places shown.

Arches National Park...see my post HERE.

There are more photos from my hike to Delicate Arch shown above HERE  which also is the post for Goblin State Park where the photo below is from.

Bryce Canyon National park... my posts HERE and HERE.

Grand Canyon National Park...my posts HERE.

There are more Grand Canyon pics HERE as well as the post for Horseshoe Bend pictured below.

Canyonlands National Park was rainy and wet when we visited (see HERE)but still beautiful.

This sunset at Rockhound State park was one of my favourite sunsets ever and somehow I didn't even post a picture of it except in the review I did  HERE. That is the problem with taking so many pictures...you never make use of them all.

I Loved our time spent at Assateague Island National Seashore and seeing all the wild horses. Lots more pictures HERE. This is a place I will spend more time at the next time we are in the area.

The beautiful red beaches at North Rustico Beach in the PEI National Park can be seen HERE.

The lushness on this trail at Clam Harbour Beach Park in NS was magical... post found HERE.

We loved snorkling with the manatees with Birds Underwater Tours in Florida...HERE.

and this last picture came from us trying to get a bit of reprieve from the heat at Amistad National recreation Area...see HERE.

See all the above mentioned National Parks we visited HERE plus lots more posts of other National Parks we visited! If you live near a US National Park don't forget this is National Parks week...find out more info HERE.

Do you travel with kids?

Do you travel with kids?

I just came across this wonderful post with links to 12 AWESOME family travel blogs. I'm only familiar with two of them:

The Ticknor Tribe

Gone With The Family

You can also check out Gone With the Family on facebook HERE.

and LoVe them both so I am looking forward to exploring the others in greater detail. If you travel with kids I recommend having a look...

Check all 12 blogs out HERE!

Have you heard of the Frugal RV Guides for boondocking?

I've spoken about Frugal RV guides in past posts as we had these four guides for our Maiden Voyage.

source Frugal RV

Since we purchased our guides they have written a California guide which had to be broken into two guides as the State was too vast to cram all the info into one guide. While purchasing these two guides the other day I noticed they had an affiliate program for recommending sales of their guides.

So please click on the link in my side bar or here:
 Click here to visit Frugal Shunpikers Guides to RV Boondocking.
and see what you think. If you are at all interested in boondocking in California, Texas, New Mexico, Utah or Arizona these guides will be a wealth of information and savings on camping fees. I haven't read through the California guides yet but if they are anything like the previous four they will be an amazing too!

Your purchase will benefit me but I offer it to you as an amazing resource. We have used these guides in the past. We will use them again in the future and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for wonderful bookdocking ideas as well as information on attractions, hikes etc near these boondocking areas.

Happy Travels everyone!

Don't forget to click the link to go to Frugal RV's site and learn more information about these wonderful guides. They also provide lots of other information on their site.

Have you heard about RVillage?

Have you heard about RVillage? I was just popping in on The Roadrunner Chronicles and read THIS post about it so I took a look and signed us up!

Want to learn about this new social media for RVer's? Click on this RVilliage link and go have a look. I think it's a brilliant idea!

We aren't on the road right now but I think this will be an amazing resource for when we are and maybe you will think so too. It's in the Beta stage but I'm sure it will be sticking around! It's an amazing idea to learn about who you are camping near by with similar interests. It's a great way to meet people to socialize with or ask local information about. Kids will be happy to meet other kids in the park before they even arrive!

Pop on over, come back and let me know what you think.

FREE admission days to National Parks in 2014

The first FREE day to visit the US National Parks in 2014 is TOMORROW January 20th. Click the picture below to see the rest of the FREE days for 2014 and start planning your travels today!

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If you can't make the free days but have plans to visit a couple National Parks this year I highly recommend buying their America the Beautiful Pass for National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands.

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We did on our Maiden Voyage and made so much use of it! Click the picture below of us at Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone and you will link to all 21 posts of our National Park visits on our Maiden Voyage.

Next winter when we hope hit the road again an America the Beautiful pass will be one of the first purchases we buy for it. I'm extra excited about it now because my girls are now old enough to fully participate in the Jr Ranger programs.

Not all National Parks offer Jr Ranger programs but many do. The site pictured below explains in detail about the Jr Ranger Programs and his (Sam Maslow's) journey of collecting 325 badges, patches and buttons at the time of this posting. In July 2011 he was awarded a certificate of excellence for his volunteer work with promoting the Jr ranger program.

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A wonderful resource for anyone with children...especially those homeschooling, unschooling or roadschooling.

Don't forget if you are near any National Parks TOMORROW you get in for free and for a list of other FREE days in 2014 chick HERE!

Happy travels everyone!!!

Space saving RV storage ideas

Looking for space saving ideas for your RV? Click on the picture below to check out 44 brilliant space saving storage solutions for your RV/Camper.

Here are some of my own favourites I've found that weren't included above but I think they are worth a mention:

Storage space under chair seats

Found HERE

Love this CD rack turned sideways to hold bathroom essentials.

Found HERE

Storage solutions with command products. This post uses them for spices, remotes, pens and more.

Found HERE

I love the suitcase used for storage...but the link was broken so I am not sure where it came from.

 

First aid kit in a small organizer box. I've also seen these containers used for battery storage or easy access craft supplies for kids.

Found HERE

 Space saving closet organization.
Also you can use shower rings on a hanger to hold hats, belts and scarves.

Found HERE

Memo center inside cupboard door

Found HERE

Create around the bed storage

Found HERE

 Using square containers instead of original food containers saves lots of space
and they are much easier to access.

Found HERE

What is your best RV space saving tip?

Amazing deal from Fulltime families and Legoland...even if you aren't a member

I've been away from this blog for awhile but it isn't abandoned. We have moved across the country and then moved again within the province and have spent a year renovating a home on the river. We are staying put this winter but hope to travel again next winter when i will get back to writing reviews of our travels. For now I wanted to share this great deal I just saw but it ends today so hopefully some of you can make use of it.

We are Fulltime Family Members (we will get back on the road) and I receive emails from them and wanted to share this one for Legoland Florida.

They have an amazing deal on right now for members and another great deal even if you aren't a fulltime member. So if you are in Florida now or will be there at the end of January check out this deal!