Winter Park, Colorado

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Momma and Frank came to visit our not so snow covered city last week. We all hopped in a rented Tahoe and headed for the mountains in Winter Park. As most of us are very novice winter activity people, we rented gear and headed up the bunny slopes for a few hours of fun, and sore muscle activity.
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Photo0143As darkness fell, we headed back to our beautiful town home rental in Fraser. Frank bbq’ed some yummy steaks, Momma made us hot chocolate with yummy homemade irish cream, we played Apples to Apples in which Tiffany was the definite winner and I, the total loser. Adam and Shawn messed around with the panoramic photo option on Ad’s phone. We sat by the fire and laughed, drank Blue Moon’s and slept like rocks.
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 In the morning, we headed out to the adventure park to go tubing. I think the people in China were able to hear our high pitched screams as we flew down the double black diamond hills.

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This was Adam and my first real weekend out on the slopes of Colorado. We are so happy that we were able to experience them with our family. We can’t wait for our next trip together!

How do you build a life around adventure and travel?

Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.

What does an adventurous family lifestyle actually look like?

Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.

How do you balance adventure with stability for kids?

By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.

What has travel taught your family?

That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.

How do you handle the pressure to live conventionally when you have chosen differently?

By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.


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