The longest bike ride we’d done to date was 10 miles along the bike path between Medford & Ashland, OR. The kids and I dropped the truck off to get detailed and we needed to keep ourselves occupied all day. We rode 5 miles out and 5 miles back, stopping to play at parks along…
We’ve had an intense social streak this last month! I feel like we’ve met some amazing people the last couple of weeks and turned Instagram friends into real life friends. One of my favorite parts of traveling is meeting like-minded people and Minneapolis gave us a huge dose of this! Over a period of about…
welcome to minneapolis! (er. rather … hope you’re enjoying it here!) we’re a family about to embark on full-timing it. as soon as i can find us a vehicle. oh.holy.goodness. what a crazy trip trying to find something! love to see how you’ve set your family up in your airstream! thanks so much for sharing your adventures! (also fun to see your photos too! i’m a photographer as well … i specialize in birth photography … and i’m super sad to leave it behind while we travel for a bit … but there’s no time like the present!)ReplyCancel
Travel Dates: June 19 – July 15, 2015 Heading east from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, we reached the Minnesota border early in the morning and went straight for Pipestone National Monument. The Native Americans have quarried red pipestone here for generations to carve into pipes used for prayer. We enjoyed exploring the visitor center and going a…
I honestly knew it would happen sooner or later. I’ve heard horror stories of friends forgetting they had bikes mounted to the top of the car when they pulled into their garage. Since we are frequently carrying all 5 bikes around on the back of our truck, I kind of forget they are there sometimes…
Many of you may not have even heard of Golden Spike Historic Site outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. It’s actually located west of Brigham City (which is north of Salt Lake City) and there’s really no seeing it on the way to somewhere else. I’m pretty sure its out in the middle of nowhere , but…
The next step for the Curren family should be a kids triathlon. ithe only caveat is that they should be strong swimmers. The distances are adjusted based on age. Lucy had to swim a couple of laps, ride a few miles and run about one mile. The older kids do more. My kids are swim team kids so that is not an issue but twenty five miles on a bike is probably more difficult. They do them all over the country and they are really fun. Great post.
I think we’d try a triathlon if it weren’t for all the running and swimming! 😉 We’d have to get them in swim lessons first, I think. None of our kids have really had lessons and while they can “swim” I’m not sure how technically correct their form is.
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