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Positively Speaking – Family Boundaries

Kelly — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:59:39 +0000

Check out my Positively Speaking column this month, about setting boundaries. Have a great Labor Day weekend! Would you like Pass the Torch updates? Just sign up for them via email or feed. I will never spam you or give out your address. You can also follow me on Twitter. Share This

Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Parks

Kelly — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:51:54 +0000

No visit to California is complete without seeing the giant Redwoods, so as we completed our detour loop to Bodie and Manzanar (on the way to San Francisco), we made one last stop in Sequoia and Kings Canyon. I had planned for us to just drive into King’s Canyon and see the General Grant [...]

Manzanar National Historic Site – California

Kelly — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:28:19 +0000

As my daughter and I continued our journey to the Pacific, we decided to go out of our way to include a visit to the Manzanar National Historic Site, near Sequoia National Park Here’s a brief description of Manzanar’s history, from the National Park Service: In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, [...]

Western Ghost Towns – Bodie and South Pass

Kelly — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:30:32 +0000

(Bodie Ghost Town, Bodie, California) During our “Out-West Adventure” this summer, my kids really enjoyed exploring historically recreated sites like 1880’s Town (Murdo, SD) and Fort Bridger in Wyoming. But even more interesting were the true “Ghost Towns”, meaning these were historic towns once populated by residents living in the same location where the buildings [...]

Positively Speaking – Schoolyear Transitions

Kelly — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:01:37 +0000

This month’s Positively Speaking column focuses on the transition to school. To learn ways to help your child experience a good start to school this fall, please visit 5 Minutes for Mom. I’m also pleased to announce that Pass the Torch has been named a 2010 Top Blog by BloggingAwards.com, in the homeschooling category. [...]

Salt Lake City Temple Square – Family Search

Kelly — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:12:06 +0000

We still had one day before we would take my husband and son to the Salt Lake City airport and my daughter and I would continue on to California. It was raining anyway, so we thought we’d spend the day in Salt Lake City at Temple Square. It’s a beautiful section of the city with [...]

Yellowstone National Park

Kelly — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:57:37 +0000

After the Black Hills, we journeyed toward Yellowstone National Park, as all good “Westward Ho” RV families do. We stayed in the Fishing Bridge campground for two nights and generally spent most of our days driving to all the Yellowstone highlights. We saw Old Faithful and the geysers, boiling mud pits and Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower [...]

Black Hills, South Dakota

Kelly — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:30:31 +0000

For the next few days, we spent time in the Black Hills of South Dakota. I wasn’t expecting there to be so much to do in the Black Hills – it’s pretty commercial now, with lots of ways to spend money, besides Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse. It was a fun few days, [...]

1880’s Town, Murdo, South Dakota

Kelly — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:50:07 +0000

Our family embarked on a trip West last summer in a 24-foot motorhome. In all, we covered 7,000 miles in 22 days and over the next several weeks, I’ll share our adventure with you! Our first stop was the original 1880’s town in Murdo – on I-90 right in the middle of South Dakota. [...]

Positively Speaking – Family Communication

Kelly — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:23:29 +0000

This month’s Positively Speaking column focuses on positive family communication, and tips for how to make it happen during summer vacation. I’ll write about our family adventure out West in the coming weeks, but today I’ll just share a couple of Badlands photos. To read my tips for positive family communication on your [...]