All Blog Posts Tagged 'packing' (3)

Forget taxes, rainy days, and practical jokes. This year, April is known for packing, traveling, and national parks. It is the perfect time for us to get away from the more visible aspects of the economic slide, and start enjoying something other than technological gadgets and high-end fashion. The snow is melting, the rain is falling, and the parks are gearing up for another summer season, with the promise of natural beauty and relaxing atmosphere. For most of us, our seasonal endeavors will b… Continue

Good thing I am driving. I mean, how do you get all this stuff into two carry-ons? Ok, I would pay the $15 airline surcharge to get a 50 pound bag of toys to Yellowstone;but the universe has deemed that I do not have to. A good start: Passport / Checkbook / Credit Cards / Paper& Envelopes Laptop w/equipment / Camera w/equipment Mp3 player / Dvds & CDs / Alarm clock, electric & battery Sunglasses/ reading glasses Sunblock Hats Backpack, rucksack,hiking poles Garcia Canister, Bear sp… Continue

I am starting to get a little anxious, now, with less than a full month remaining before we set out cross-country en route to JLL. Time was dragging by and then one day I realized I really only have about 3 weeks left after factoring in a visit/trip with a friend and the cross-country drive. ZOIKS! So now I am trying to clean up my room where I've been staying here in FL, make a list of anything I still need (without going overboard!), and thinking it may be time to start packing (which is alway… Continue