Winter can be beautiful and adventure filled with so many options for snowboarding, skiing, nordic skiing, and snow shoeing. But sometimes the winter can drag on too long. If you get the ...
Stories + Inspiration
How We Made The Jump From Resortist to Adventure Traveler
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a resortist. High thread counts, a treadmill in an air-conditioned room, and fruity drinks by the pool are a great way to vacation. But what if ...
How to Let Karma Into Your Life
My calves can't take this. I glance up and see the enormous tents the WSL has set up on the beach, but it doesn't feel like it's getting any closer. I can't breathe right. I know at any minute ...
Should I Go To Bali (Part 2): A Lesson in Taking Risks, Hardship, and Appreciation
Over and over, before we even set foot on this trip, I wondered, "Should I even go to Bali? Bali's just not me." I'm so stoked that you stuck around for part 2 of this blog because part 2 is ...
Should I Go To Bali (Part 1): A Lesson in Taking Risks, Hardship, and Appreciation
Over and over, before we even set foot on this trip, I wondered, "Should I even go to Bali?" Bali's just not me. We knew better. I'd already learned this lesson (4 years ago in Nicaragua) and ...
I Am Not A City Girl: Figuring Out What I Like When I Travel
November 2, 2017... I have a motto (one of many)... "Wake up excited to start each day." Today, I didn’t abide by that motto because we were headed to Barcelona. I know what you are thinking, ...
Living the #VanLife With A Big Family
We sleep on forest roads as often as possible. We get stoked upon finding a huge pullout to sleep at. We get lost in the middle of nowhere, with not a person in sight, blazing a campfire, and staring ...
Nomad Life: Time Rich and Experience Driven
Oh, you poor thing, you live in an RV with your kids, I'm so sorry. These are common thoughts when I tell people that our family of seven lives in a thirty foot RV. Little do they ...
Purposely Getting Lost
Hell ya! I was thinking as I banked around the last bend of the paved bike path and saw the bar on the opposite corner. I was so excited to finally be to the bottom of the hill. As I come to a stop ...
We Lost Our Passports (For One Day)
Living a nomadic lifestyle has its merits. No two days are ever the same, I see parts of the world at one time I only imagined existed, and the freedom of not being tied to material ...
10 Normal Things Dirtbags Do That Aren’t Normal For Most People
Our family of 7 has been living out of our RV for the past 3 years. For the most part, we try to free camp on forest service roads and travel quickly from crag to trail. For a few months of the year ...