travel – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Adventuring with Kids: The Oregon Coast /post/2020/09/02/oregon-coast-with-kids/ /post/2020/09/02/oregon-coast-with-kids/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2020 05:28:29 +0000 /?p=8453 Earlier this summer we finally made it down to the Oregon Coast, and it was everything I expected and more. The last time Tim and I had been to the coast was in 2015 when Clara was an itty-bitty baby.  Ah, … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2020/09/02/oregon-coast-with-kids/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: Skiing in Whistler /post/2020/03/04/whistler-with-kids/ /post/2020/03/04/whistler-with-kids/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:16:47 +0000 /?p=8419 Late last month we spent five glorious days vacationing spending time in Whistler. It was our family + au pair (Lilly) and I think we finally have this ski vacation thing down. We’ve gone to Whistler for ski trips three … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2020/03/04/whistler-with-kids/feed/ 0 Adventuring With Kids: A Trip to Bend, Oregon /post/2019/12/16/trip-to-bend-oregon/ /post/2019/12/16/trip-to-bend-oregon/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:07:28 +0000 /?p=8347 If you live in the PNW, a trip to Bend, Oregon should be on your immediate travel bucket list. We’ve been twice, both times in November (for Thanksgiving), and have loved it. I feel like that’s saying a lot, because … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/12/16/trip-to-bend-oregon/feed/ 0 Adventuring With Kids: Camping at Deception Pass /post/2019/11/14/deception-pass/ /post/2019/11/14/deception-pass/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 04:34:58 +0000 /?p=8329 The last (cabin) camping trip of our summer was to Deception Pass. We had been to that location before as a day trip, but it was our first time spending the night at the campground. We had a great time, … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/11/14/deception-pass/feed/ 0 Our first KOA Campground experience /post/2019/08/07/koa-campground/ /post/2019/08/07/koa-campground/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 22:54:35 +0000 /?p=8300 (Before we get started, I’m offering a review of this location, but this is not a sponsored post and unfortunately no one offered to compensate for my stay. Womp. I’m just excited to share about my experience in case you’ve been … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/08/07/koa-campground/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: Traveling to Winthrop /post/2019/07/19/winthrop-with-kids/ /post/2019/07/19/winthrop-with-kids/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:27:23 +0000 /?p=8303 At the end of last month we traveled to Winthrop, WA and had the best time! We had been a few years ago, but wanted to go back and explore areas we hadn’t been able to see the first time around. … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/07/19/winthrop-with-kids/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: Camping at Cape Disappointment /post/2019/06/17/camping-at-cape-disappointment/ /post/2019/06/17/camping-at-cape-disappointment/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:40:45 +0000 /?p=8277 This past week we spent two nights camping at Cape Disappointment State Park campground. It’s a place mentioned in lots and lots of books/blog posts/articles/etc as one of the best places to camp in Washington, so I had high expectations! … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/06/17/camping-at-cape-disappointment/feed/ 0 Our (Third) Babymoon! /post/2019/03/01/our-third-babymoon/ /post/2019/03/01/our-third-babymoon/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:27:06 +0000 /?p=8170 OK, I’m calling our last trip a babymoon, but really it was our last trip as a family of four, because we took the kids with us, too. Nothing says relaxation like a trip with two preschoolers, let me tell … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/03/01/our-third-babymoon/feed/ 0 Adventuring with kids: A weekend near Mt Rainier! /post/2018/08/01/trip-with-toddlers-to-mt-rainier/ /post/2018/08/01/trip-with-toddlers-to-mt-rainier/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2018 23:38:21 +0000 /?p=7995 Mt Rainier has been on my bucket list ever since we moved to Seattle. Or actually, it may have been on my bucket list before we moved to the PNW. On summer days it can be seen in the background, overlooking … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/08/01/trip-with-toddlers-to-mt-rainier/feed/ 11 Group Camping! /post/2018/07/05/group-camping-with-toddlers/ /post/2018/07/05/group-camping-with-toddlers/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:40:11 +0000 /?p=7954 Last year we went camping for the first time as a family of four. Or rather, we went camping for the first time ever with kids. (I wrote some camping advice here, if you’d like to try it with your … Continue reading →

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