Would you believe that there are national parks within a few hours of my childhood home that I’ve never visited? They just never seem to fit into any trip: Too far away for a day trip, too close as a…

Would you believe that there are national parks within a few hours of my childhood home that I’ve never visited? They just never seem to fit into any trip: Too far away for a day trip, too close as a…
The more I travel, the more people I find who sleep in their vehicles. There are just so many pros to sleeping in your car, SUV, or van: No more wet tents to dry out Setup time is usually minimal…
It’s trail snack time!!! I ran across this somewhat sweet snack mix a few months ago. It was an instant hit with the family (so much so that I have to make a double batch just to see it into…
Have you ever wanted to make your sleeping bag warmer? Or have you wanted to make your sleeping bag softer? One of my group members wanted both. He had a very nice Coleman sleeping bag, but it wasn’t warm enough…
Bug screens are one thing we always take with us on trips to the wilderness. Because we sleep in the van, it’s very helpful not to be eaten alive while we try to sleep (I’m thinking of one New Years…
It’s the end of 2018 (where did the year go?) and we get to look back for a bit and see what the internet thought was the most interesting (or useful?) posts and pages on Anne’s Travels were over the…
Early this year, my Canon PowerShot SX150 camera wouldn’t keep the date and time stamp. Whenever I turned on the camera, I had to reset the date and time if I wanted it to be right. I ignored…
Well, we got a new van! At least, it’s new to us 🙂 After 18 years of owning and loving our Dodge Ram 1500s, it was time for something different, not because we didn’t want another Dodge (did I mention…
Or, how to transport 10 people in a full size van and still sleep in the van at night It was spring of the year 2001, and we had just upgraded from a 1989 Chevy Caprice Station Wagon to…
It’s that time of year again, when we get to look at the most popular pages on Anne’s Travels in the past year! The top performing pages are pretty consistent every year, though there are a few new favorites –…