Quick background on Nana & Papa Camps
Ready to roll: Nana & Papa Camp 2013
Packed to the gills with four grandchildren, six suitcases,
four backpacks, two totes, first aid
kit, camera bag, groceries and cooler (OK, I forgot something), we were four blocks from
our house in Bend, OR when then 3-year-old Kai announced: “I have to go to the bathroom, I’m
hungry and dehydrated!” Yep, it was
the first five minutes of what we all lovingly call, Nana & Papa Camp.
Camp has taken us to the far reaches of Alaska to Camp
Denali and Glacier Bay Lodge; the Big Island of Hawaii and Volcano House then
onto the beach; Missouri where we connected with my husband’s childhood;
Oregon’s Timberline Lodge, Crater Lake and Oregon Caves Chateau along with the
coast, Portland Timber’s game and up to Mount St. Helens and this year
Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
Here are the basics: we stay at one of the historic lodges
of the national parks, no parents allowed, each child is responsible for their
own suitcase and backpack and for the past two years, they have started
picking the destination. That would explain Hawaii.
Official kick-off is July 11th when Jerry and I, along with Maya (12) and Kai (5) pick up Jackson (13) and Audrey (10) at the Billings, MT airport.
Follow us along the trail as we head to:
Alpine Lodge, Red Lodge, MT.
Skyline Guest Ranch, Cooke City, MT.
Lake Hotel, Yellowstone NP
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone NP
Canyon Lodge, Yellowstone NP
Signal Lake Lodge, Grand Teton, NP
FOLLOW US ON LODGE LADY.
And wish us all good luck!
Volcano National Park, 2014
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