We are heading west again today, leaving behind the beautiful high desert and dry forests of Central Oregon. We've had high spirits and...

We are more than two months into the trip, and it has been far too long since we posted here. We have had so many adventures! This post...

We're less than three months away from leaving Alaska and embarking on a (nine-month? twelve-month?) road trip to Maine (probably). We...

T-minus 4 months. Oh man oh man this move is almost upon us! In the meantime we have a house to sell, and if you've been through this...

December is in full swing, and that means the Bracken-Hagler crew is about six months out from leaving Alaska and embarking on what...

We went to France! It was a wonderful trip - great food, beautiful scenery, perfect weather, and best of all, time spent with...

Derek and I are talking about moving to Washington for our "year of adventure" after he retires and before Isaac starts kindergarten. Who...

(or how to travel with "outsiders") This month (March 2022) we were fortunate to travel to beautiful Washington state. The kids and I...

(aka, making an adult trip fun for our kids) We just had an absolutely lovely two nights at Alyeska, a ski resort just an hour south of...

Phew! That's about all I have to say after my first solo adventure flying with my two littles. I just got back a couple of weeks ago, and...