It is time for another summer catch up! This week, Kim shares about her experience visiting Yellowstone and Montana with Adventures by Disney. And Tamara fills us in on her 3,600 mile mother-daughter road trip through eight states in fourteen days!

ON THE PODCAST

00:30 - Presenting Sponsor The Family Backpack

01:04 - Talking with Kim and Tamara

01:43 - Kim's trip to Yellowstone with Adventures by Disney

03:50 - Adventure guides

05:05 - Getting to Yellowstone

06:12 - Mammoth Hot Springs

07:30 - Lamar Valley

10:13 - Stagecoach lunch

11:41 - Luggage with Adventures by Disney

13:06 - Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

13:53 - Under Canvas

16:03 - Junior Adventures Program

18:18 - West Yellowstone

19:15 - White water river rafting

19:45 - 320 Guest Ranch

25:21 - Zipline adventures

26:51 - Tamara's midwest road trip

29:52 - Time in Milwaukee

35:29 - Art in Minneapolis

39:11 - Minnehaha falls and Mall of America

43:10 - Long drive to North Dakota

47:33 - Theodore Roosevelt National Park

51:47 - Motorcycles in South Dakota

53:03 - City of Omaha

58:19 - Iowa State Fair

1:00:55 - Drive to Chicago

1:01:44 - Hamilton in Chicago

1:03:18 - Using the Chicago CityPass

1:05:26 - Kim and Tamara's favorite travel gear

1:11:03 - Contact Vacation Mavens if you are interested in being on their show

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FAVORITE TRAVEL GEAR

Tamara has recently found that she love to wear her 'Prana'skort as well as other skorts. She also made really great use of her daypack sling bag. While Kim loves her 'Eddie Bauer' jacket.

MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST

Adventures by Disney

Guy taunting Bison

Under Canvas

320 Guest Ranch

Amble Inn

Gwen Hotel

Eataly Chicago

Prana

Eddie Bauer

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