As the Davies Herd prepares to head north to Alaska, it’s hard not to look back on the last four years and marvel at everything that happened between arrival and departure. Four years ago, we arrived in the National Capital Region from what we still consider one of the most incredible assignments of our careers:…

While the Alaska Davies were settling into their new home, the East Coast branch of the herd was off on an adventure of its own. In Alaska, the day was spent unloading more than 10,000 pounds of household goods from the U-Haul and trailers. Box by box, the house began looking a little less like…

After seven days, thousands of miles, multiple tire adventures, one international border crossing, countless snacks, and more gas station stops than anyone cared to count, the Alaskan bound herd officially arrived in Anchorage. The moment they pulled into the driveway, the kids exploded out of the vehicles and sprinted into the house. Forget furniture. Forget…

Day 6 was the longest driving day of the trip, and thankfully the scenery continued to deliver. The pictures coming in from Dax and Ana looked less like something captured through a windshield and more like something created by AI. Snow-capped mountains, turquoise lakes, endless valleys, and views that seemed to stretch forever in every…

Day 5 was one of those days where the scenery finally starts to match the adventure and the kids felt like they had truly entered a different country. For the first several days, the views were mostly plains, farmland, and long stretches of highway. Beautiful in their own way, but today felt different. Today, the…

One question we’ve gotten is how the kids are handling several days in separate vehicles. The answer is: surprisingly well. Normally, our road trips are pretty low-tech. The kids usually watch a movie everyone can agree on, read books, play cards, or spend hours making up games together. With four kids packed into one vehicle,…

While part of the herd continued the journey north, Team D.C. had an adventure of its own today. Don’t worry, Day 5 will post tomorrow so you won’t miss out! For the past year, Mia has been participating in a service project making blankets for Vietnam veterans. Today was the culmination of that effort as…

Day 4 was refreshingly uneventful. No tire blowouts. No border crossings. No emergency paperwork searches. Just a lot of miles and a lot of windshield time. The biggest adventure of the day came at mealtime when Dax and Ana tried poutine for the first time. For those unfamiliar, poutine is a Canadian specialty consisting of…