Most Inspirational Life Video Filmed by a 7 Year Old Girl – “Sunny Day, Oooh”

Inspiration, Motivation, all from one remarkable child, 7 year old Elly Kellogg

What inspires you? What motivates you? What gets you up and out the door? Do you suffer well? Or do you crumble at the first sign of difficulty? Are you stressed and overwhelmed by your past or your future? Or do you take each struggle as it comes, focusing on the task at hand? Below, … Read more

Kayaking the Fraser River and Overlander Falls

We’ve been traveling through British Columbia and Alberta on our way to Alaska trying to paddle as many rivers as we can. Canada has so many great rivers to offer anyone in the whitewater scene. So far we’ve paddled the Kananaskis, Toby Creek, the Horsethief, the Maligne, the Athabasca, and the Kicking Horse River. And now, my … Read more

Adventure Family: Backcountry Sledding

I’ve been saying for years that parenting is the original life hack, but no-one listens to me, they think I’m crazy, or worse, lying  But let me ask you, in what other career, job, universe do adults get to play and relive the best parts of  their childhood?  I think, I really really think, that parenting … Read more

Motley Crew Kayaking The Ocoee River!

We had the best time at the Ocoee River the past two weeks.  We met a ton of people, made some new friends and I even ran into a woman who told me that she is reading my book for the 2nd time!!  Seriously, I was as shocked as anyone!!  I’ve never met anyone who … Read more

Snowboarding in Colorado – Young Rippers Tear It Up in The Park and On the Mountain!

We are unlike your typical RV family in many ways, but the fact that we are not snowbirds is one very distinct difference.  In fact, we seek out the snow because one of our all-time favorite things to do is snowboard.  Freestyle, racing, the terrain park, backcountry, we do it all and have fun doing it.

This year, like many others, we spent in Colorado, and Sunlight Mountain Resort was our main stomping ground.  You know for a family of 14, the snowboarding lifestyle can get uber expensive and Sunlight is one of the very few, if not the only, resort that has a family pass.  It’s not a luxury resort, by any means, but we aren’t a luxury family, however, the snow is the same as in Aspen and Vail in that it is that epic champagne powder that Colorado is known for.

There simply is no more amazing feeling than flying down the mountain on that stuff.  It is our winter drug of choice and we are definitely addicted.

Grab a cup of Joe and check out this little edit that Grady put together of a day on the mountain with the fam and some friends!

Amazing 9 Year Old Girl Charges the Ottawa River

Maddy was amazing while we were on the Ottawa, she surfed Black’s, Pushbutton and ran the whole river, playing in the swirlies below Butcher’s Block and Norman’s!!  It’s so incredible to watch her grow into someone who LOVES the river as much as we all do!!  Check out Maddy’s amazing blog here: http://jacksonkayak.com/blog/2014/08/29/my-canadian-adventure-kayaking-the-ottawa-river/ And watch … Read more

Color Me Rad With 12 Kids

We ran the Color Me Rad 5K and got completely covered with colored corn starch from head to toe. It was a lot of fun for the whole family!! 🙂 Best 5k EVER and for a great cause – the Columbus one benefited The Children’s Miracle Network!!!