Earlier this summer, we set out on a two-week maiden voyage in our (now beloved) Winnebago, Bernadette, our beloved Winnebago, with our sights set on checking Mount Rushmore off our travel bucket lists.
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Just a few exits from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, a cluster of ancient coast redwoods rises to the heavens in what feels more like the ancestral home to a tribe of Ewoks than a national park visited by millions on the outskirts of one of America’s most vibrant cities.
To keep the “Most Magical Place on Earth” from becoming the most stressful, here are a few real-life tips from our travels that might help your family, too (a.k.a., how to not completely lose your fucking mind).
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It’s not a tux or bow tie (and no spanx), but this is how we do @blacktiedinner this year! So proud of our community for still coming together. #blacktielive- by imcoopedup 2 weeks ago
How do you like my butch new toy? Our new RV lifestyle is getting expensive! What should we name him? (Our Winnebago is named Bernadette.) - by imcoopedup 2 weeks ago
I may have been smiling (through a mouth full of metal), but this teenage Cooper was so unhappy. Growing up in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, along the Mexican border, was brutal for what I now joke about as "the tallest, gayest, whitest thing in three counties." . Fortunately, a high school guidance counselor encouraged me to apply for a State Department scholarship to travel abroad as a student diplomat, which opened my eyes to the bigger world of possibilities and a life that I hadn't ever previously dared to dream about. But I still didn't know what to - by imcoopedup 2 months ago
First day of school looks and feels a little different this year. Masks, mandatory daily health surveys, temp checks at the car door, separate entrances for each of grade cluster, no parents allowed to leave cars. (Also the first day in months that any of us has gotten out of bed before 8.) . Can you believe that Mason is now in Middle School?! . #backtoschool - by imcoopedup 3 months ago
Our grand plan was to spend most of the summer in Paris. We still managed to get there. - by imcoopedup 3 months ago
It’s always Happy Hour at the lake. Put me on a slow-moving pontoon and I’m set! . Follow me in the @LIKEtoKNOW.it shopping app to shop this post and get my exclusive app-only content! #liketkit #LTKswim #ltkmens @liketoknow .it http://liketk.it/2U2uF - by imcoopedup 3 months ago
Add zip lining over the Blue Ridge Mountains and rappelling from a 75-ft high platform to the list of things I didn’t see coming in 2020! . The kids and I, along with my brother-in-law Pieter, spent half the day (over 4 hours!) zip lining above and through the trees of the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains at @thegorgezipline . It was a fun, and occasionally terrifying, adventure involving 11 zip lines, 3 rapels (one over 75 feet down) and a wobbly suspension bridge. . Now, every joint and muscle in my body hurts...but it was well-worth it. So proud of the - by imcoopedup 3 months ago
When you’re in the mountains and internet doesn’t work for shit for your daily Facebook Live show...but the hair is Siegfried and Roy fabulous. . I’m not going to lie, I’m seriously digging the big hair. I just wish for a little clean up. And maybe a little color. - by imcoopedup 4 months ago
How many times a day can you say, “OMG, that’s so gorgeous?” Because the Black Hills of South Dakota have pushed me to that limit! The scenery is magnificent, the vistas stunning and the lakes other-worldly. . Mason and I climbed up the rocks surrounding Sylvan Lake - easily one of the most beautiful in North America - this afternoon for one last look before we start making our way back to Dallas. . Also, don't forget to go to coopedup.com to sign up for my email updates. I'm planning to send out some photos soon! - by imcoopedup 4 months ago
Four fabulous faces with four fabulous faces. Travel bucket list item checked! - by imcoopedup 4 months ago
Super fun day riding the dunes! Even with my epic wipeout (swipe to see the “after.”). An hour later, I still feel the grit of sand between my teeth. On the plus side, it’s a great exfoliatant. . Also, in the remake of Spaceballs, the role of Princess Vespa will be played by Claire. So much drama! . (PS - thanks @bombas for the snazzy #Pride socks. I got many compliments!) - by imcoopedup 4 months ago
When you’re in Santa Fe, but you wanna be stylishly safe. Love this new mask I picked up in a little shop there. Already kicking myself for not buying all of them! . I need to figure out where to get these wholesale to sell to my friends. I’ve already gotten so many compliments from strangers! - by imcoopedup 4 months ago
Everyone say hi to Bernadette! Just like her name, this gal is huge and fun-loving. She’s about to lead our family on all kinds of adventures! - by imcoopedup 4 months ago
Why do kids get to have all the fun? Daddy got a new toy for summer! Now I just need to figure out how to record my rides on my Apple Watch to keep tabs in my weekly fitness competition against @foodsparks .
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