the kid project 
A blank page. I love a blank page. It’s future is unwritten, open and beautiful. It is full of anticipation and maybe a little uncertainty. You get to decide what is on this page, how it looks and feels. And so the last 8 weeks of our journey to Maine have been similar. After a…
It has been awhile friends! Hopefully you’ve followed along on our adventures via Facebook or Instagram. A lot has happened since I last checked in while we were in Colorado! We made it across the Great Plains. Wheew. I wasn’t so sure about that. Pushed on up through Minnesota and are now working our way across…
Road Tripping Across the U.S. and Canada
If you are part of our Facebook community, then you know that a few weeks ago, we started our all new Kid Project Tip Series! We will be publishing new tip videos every week on our Facebook and YouTube channels! Since it is super easy to miss things via social media, I will be summarizing and sharing…
I am a Colorado native, and so I have very dear memories of traveling to the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool from my own childhood. It was where I learned to swim around age 2. And where I first experienced a tube slide. So naturally I counted down the weeks till I was able to introduce…
I love spring. Probably more than any other season, there is so much you can do. From skiing to hiking and climbing, every adventurer can find some soul filling beauty. And every year, when the snow starts to melt, there are specific places that come to mind with a beckon similar to the chocolate in…
Gear Review
Finding a good seat in the backcountry can be hard. (Pun intended.) I’ve tried sitting on 3 legged stools, the ‘convert a therm-a-rest to a chair’ thingamabops and have generally settled on using a tree. None of them are very comfortable. When Alyssa said we were going to be testing the Joey Chair by Travel…
Maybe you are enjoying this Saturday morning, watching the leaves change out your window. Today, our friend Tanya is taking the reins and sharing her fit pregnancy story. Let her inspire you to get out an enjoy the changing seasons! She loves hiking, camping, skiing, paddling, biking and all things mountain-related. Tanya is the author of…
A few things you should know about me: I LOVE exploring new places. I plan at least one family trip to a place we have not skied before every season. During these explorations I am constantly on the lookout for that ideal location I could see us moving to one day. McCall, Idaho and Brundage…
Looking for a ski/snowboard area close to a major airport, where you can fill your hours lapping run after run instead of waiting in lines? Then you should consider Bogus Basin, Idaho. Located a 45 minute drive from Boise, ID, Bogus Basin boasts 2,600 acres of skiable terrain, more than Sun Valley, Idaho, without forfeiting a…
What Is Skimo? I found myself asking this question at the beginning of this fall: What is skimo? Skimo is a sport that includes skiing, uphill hiking, racing, and lots of endurance all in one. A wide definition is: Skimo stands for ski mountaineering, which is simply climbing and skiing mountains. Today, the modern sport of Skimo has…
Note: Winter recreation in the back-country comes with inherent risk. Avalanche education and gear is a must. Visit the Utah Avalanche Center or your local center for more information. At the very least, watch this video and educate yourself about avalanche terrain, risks, and awareness: Know Before You Go All tours embarked on with our kids so far…
Like everyone else, I’ve been taking a long and slow perusal of our journals, albums and moments from the last decade. It has been a fabulous journey. A decade ago we had two kids under the age of 3 and one child about to make an appearance. Since then, we’ve moved from Colorado to Utah,…
You can dig back in the archives of this site and see that I have been sharing a Word for my Year for almost as long as I’ve been writing. A dedicated hater of New Year’s resolutions, I long ago decided setting an intention worked better for me. I do believe that as we look…
Let me be honest, when we are on the road, getting active with the kids happens organically. Mountain biking trails are usually right out our door, or amazing hiking options, or lakes to paddle. Our small living space also forces us outside more. However, when we are home (like we’ve been for the last week and…
Burley is launching 3 awesome new, top of the line, child bike trailers on March 1, 2019: the Cub X, D’Lite X, and Encore X. This is what Burley has to say about the Encore X: “Perfect for the active family, the Encore X kids bike trailer and double stroller with suspension provides smooth rides on gravel…
The fire is roaring in the large stone fireplace in the lodge at Snowbasin Resort. Slowly I shuffle through my planner, journal, photos and notes from 2018. It is time for some self-reflection… Nine years ago, I started changing my mind about New Year’s resolutions. Instead of a “to do” or “to don’t” list, I…
If you are one of those followers wondering how on earth our trip went from “Maine and back again” to “Beyond Maine and back again,” then I encourage you to check out this post: New York to Nova Scotia: Traveling with a blank page. We have been adoring our time writing our own story, traveling without…
After exploring Cape Breton Highland National Park, which is on the northeastern end of Nova Scotia, we decided to explore more of this Canadian Province for another week or two before heading back to the Bay of Fundy. I have no doubt that these few weeks out here on the tip of North America will…