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…

If you’ve been around the blog for any length of time, then you’ve no doubt noticed we have partnered with Snowbasin Resort through the last couple seasons. We love skiing as a family at Snowbasin and want to share our tips for your visit to the resort. Snowbasin is a huge mountains with a total…

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…

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! This is the second tip in a series of new tip videos shared every week on our Facebook and YouTube channels! Since it is super easy to miss things via…

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…

Good morning friends. It has been awhile since I grabbed my fresh cup of coffee, sat by the fire, and had a conversation with you all. This is undoubtedly something I plan on changing in the new year. More writing, more listening, more conversation. We have so many new followers to the blog recently, and…

Hi friends! I have big news! Do you have children that you are currently or hoping in the future to teach to ski? Are you a family that is trying to figure out how to be outdoors in the winter? If so, then this is for you. Online Family Ski School httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGproqE-47w&feature=youtu.be Kristen Lummis, from…

Friends, if you have a child that wants to learn to ski or snowboard, January is the month to do it. All across the nation, resorts are offering amazing deals for Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. While I believe you can teach your child to ski yourself if you have years of ski experience,…

I love words. And I love words that aren’t even real words. My current favorite is discombobulated. Isn’t that a great word?! And man, I cannot think of a better word to describe our family on most our adventures. 🙂 Why do I choose a word every year? Every year for the last 8 years I’ve…

Hi friends! it is that time of the year again: time to register for the 365 Mile Challenge! This amazing movement and group of people is beyond a doubt the most encouraging thing in my Facebook feed and you all know our year was filled with turmoil as a country. The community built around the…

A note from my family to yours: Hi friends! Every November comes around and I find myself with less time for outdoor pursuits, and overwhelmed by the impending business of the holiday season. I also find myself looking for unique but also useful gifts, realizing that truly my family doesn’t really NEED anything. So below…

Every year we partner with specific outdoor companies – either for certain projects or as year-long ambassadors as we adventure as a family. We are picky over who we partner with. The gear needs to be tried and tested – either personally or from other families we know and trust before we will willingly promote…

Let’s pretend for a moment that we are sitting across the table from one another. An old oak table, worn smooth and polished by the thousands of fingertips strummed along its surface. We pull our mugs of coffee close and I ask, How have you been? Imagine your response. I will imagine it also. I…

If you clicked on the link to this post, then I am guessing you have hard days too. The days that leave you raw and doubting and numb. For awhile now we’ve been on the road and just returned home – We spent roughly 30 nights in our Airstream and two months gone from home. You can…

We are feeling so very lucky to have snagged 5 nights camping in Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon. As we work and school from the road, we’ve felt the necessity of slowing down our travels even more than we anticipated. Our time to explore an area is much slower than it would be in “weekend…

We have been in the Airstream for three weeks, and while we were at the family’s ranch for part of the time, we still camped out front as all of the Erickson clan descended for the eclipse. We spent time enjoying ranch life, which includes everything one would expect: cleaning horses, riding horses, feeding horses….

This is a guide to the best South Lake Tahoe Beaches, cost, location and general amenities. If you are headed to the northern side of the lake, don’t miss our guide to North Lake Tahoe’s Best Family Beaches! We’ve now spent a month in both locations, in addition to shorter trips to the area during the…

A deep sigh escapes my lips. Chris and I joke that we have roughly 20 of these deep “sighs” that need to escape as we re-learn to relax on every trip. After 4 weeks of travel, I think this might be sigh #17 for me. 🙂 Four weeks done and we are only half way…

Big Agnes has long been a trusted brand for our family when we are in the backcountry. The Air Core Pads have been our favorites for the last 5-6 years, as well as their integrated sleeping systems and kid’s winter jackets. In fact, their gear is of such high quality, I would trust it across…

If you have been following along on social media via Facebook or Instagram, then you know that we recently purchased a 25′ Airstream Safari SS. The story to ownership is truly an adventure in itself. One that involved driving to Santa Rosa, CA after one of Chris trail running races, examining the Airstream in 107…