“Hey Mom! Watch this!” I paused for a moment along the trail to look back at Cara. She bent down and picked up a handful of snow and tossed it up into the air. “Its snowing!” I laughed along with her and marveled at the beautiful snowy landscape. The sun dipped behind the mountains, lighting up the sky with soft pink hues. We could hear the rustle of the swans as they swam effortlessly in the frigid, ice filled river. The scene was picture perfect and I couldn’t have been happier.

Our yurt trip at Herriman Idaho State Park lined up perfectly with some “hitch itch” anxiety. This is the longest we’ve sat still in over 4 years as Hawaii + Skiing stacked up is giving us 8 months of “regular” living. There are a lot of advantages to being in a sticks and bricks but sometimes I feel trapped and just want to go….anywhere. Luckily I have an amazing husband and kids who are adventurous and fun and who make playing in the outdoors the perfect solution. As we were falling asleep that night the kids mentioned they loved being together and sleeping in the same room. It was a throwback to life in the Airstream and for a minute we all had a twinge of nostalgia.

We needed this trip. Well, I needed this trip and luckily everyone was content to follow my madness. I have times where I can’t believe how good we have it, and other times where I think I’ll go mad if we spend one more day in the condo doing the same things over and over. Yurt camping was NEW, and FUN and DIFFERENT and I thrive on all three of those things. They help me feel alive.

We are headed back out in the Airstream for a spring mountain bike tour in 43 days. There’s actually some anxiety as we have a new truck (Ram 2500) which still needs a cover and a bike rack, a bike that needs a new front shock, and what if we get back in the Airstream and hate it? Then what?

The problem is that life in the condo is comfortable. It’d be so much easier to stay here, get involved with the local community and just be. We’ve always said that “comfort is the enemy of adventure”, however, so I think its time to start getting uncomfortable again because that’s where all the magic happens.