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Road Trip Canada: A Trek Across Southern British Columbia

This fourth post in our 2023 Summer Road Trip series is a journey through southern British Columbia, traversing the scenic province from Vancouver to the U.S. border crossing at Cristina Lake. The Cranky Camper also discovers what a closed border crossing looks like and reflects on lessons learned.

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Biking Yosemite Valley

Biking around Yosemite Valley is a fun way to explore the park, especially with the fair weather and traffic of the summer months.

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The Happiest Place on Earth: Rise of the Resistance

In honor of both her birthday and Disneyland's, the Cranky Camper shares her visit to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California as part of a school field trip, with an emphasis on its newest attractions: the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.

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Hiking the Angeles: The Top of Brown Mountain Dam

Returning to a favorite haunt, the Cranky Camper explores the top of Brown Mountain Dam in the Angeles National Forest.