Failure on Mount Princeton in the Sawatch Mountain Range

Mount Princeton is one of the many 53 fourteeners in CO. This 14,196 ft mountain is located just outside Buena Vista, CO. While it’s not one of the tallest peaks in Colorado, Mount Princeton is one of the most difficult, rising nearly 7,000 feet above the Arkansas River valley in only 7 miles. Every time … Read more

Raising Environmentally Conscious Kids – Respect Nature

Respect Nature.

As parents, we painstakingly educate our children. We teach them our faith, about money, about sex, about kindness and compassion, we educate them on the ills of drugs and alcohol.  We spend hours upon hours with them on the road, learning how to drive, we introduce them to all our passions, we teach them how … Read more

Celebrating 5 Years of Full Time Travel and Adventure

Full Time Travel - lots of sunsets and sunrises!

This year marks our 5th year as a Full Time Travel Family in search of Adventure.  5 years since we embarked on the biggest and most thrilling, if not the most ridiculed, journey of our lives.  We’ve been dubbed the Pioneers of the 21st century by Bob Dotson of the Today Show’s American Story for … Read more

Life Begins Outside Your Comfort Zone

I saw a post the other day that said, “I don’t try to avoid problems, I look for bigger ones”. And I haven’t gotten it out of my head since. It’s a pretty powerful point. Because we don’t grow when things are easy. We grow when we can face challenges. If something doesn’t challenge you … Read more

6 Fun Family Missouri Adventures for Your Next Road Trip

Missouri Adventures wouldn't be complete without a visit to the City Museum!

We road trip across the country from Colorado to North Carolina every single year to go kayaking on the East Coast. We have some family in VA, like my Mom Mom’s that we love to visit and my mom’s best friend, Dina and her family.  They don’t kayak, but they are family.  And, we have … Read more

Running Away Toward The Unknown

Running Away toward the unknown

Running Away.   I remember as a kid, packing my bag, my quick hobo bag, and shouting for the entire world to hear, “I am Running Away.”  I remember the feeling of no-one running after me, begging me to stay.  I wanted so badly to call their bluff, but I was a Suburban kid.  Like, … Read more