• Home
  • Start Here
  • RVing
  • RV Gear Guides
  • Hiking
  • Reviews
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Disclosure
Our Adventuring Family

Our Adventuring Family

Our RVing, hiking, adventuring, homeschooling family.

Tapping Maples and Black Walnuts

March 9, 2018
Our 2018 travel plans include road trips and exploring more of Virginia. Some of the trips are close to home, though some are a little further afield. Read more at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Our 2018 Travel Plans

February 16, 2018
As 2017 came to an end & 2018 loomed ahead of us, I spent some time thinking back over what I accomplished in 2017, as well as fine tuning my focus in 2018. Go to ouradventuringfamily.com to learn more about what I came up with.

Fine Tuning My Focus

February 2, 2018

7 Steps to Establish a Family Hiking Habit

January 19, 2018
Our 2017 adventures by the numbers- all the hikes, miles, and races we finished and the waterfalls and national parks we visited. Wondering what our totals were? Head on over to ouradventuringfamily.com.

Our 2017 Adventures by the Numbers

January 5, 2018
I spent a lot of the winter sick with one illness after another. Despite feeling crummy I found these 5 tips to staying active in the winter helpful. Find them at ouradventuringfamily.com.

5 Tips to Staying Active in the Winter Despite Illness

December 22, 2017
I'm trying to do more cross-training, but it's not always easy. The thing that has helped the most is scheduling my workouts, so they actually happen. Want to know what I’ve done? Read more at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Scheduling My Workouts So They Actually Happen

October 31, 2017
As we visit the same parks throughout the year, we've realized how obvious some seasonal changes in parks can be, especially when water is involved. We had some neat experiences that I talked about at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Noticing Seasonal Changes in Parks We Visit

October 24, 2017
Hiking in the rain doesn't have to be miserable. If you're prepared, it can be fun for the whole family. Go to ouradventuringfamily.com to read the four things that helped us.

4 Tips for Hiking in the Rain

October 17, 2017
Wondering why so much hiking on this blog? Because it's easy to get started and can lead to so many fun adventures for the whole family. Read more at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Why So Much Hiking?

October 10, 2017
An accident years ago left me with progressively debilitating chronic headaches. I finally found relief through chiropractic care for chronic headaches. Read about my experience at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Chiropractic Care for Chronic Headaches

October 3, 2017
The perfectionist inside me still wants to do all the things, especially when I have lofty goals to achieve and a timeline that I want to achieve those goals in. But years of illness have forcefully hit home the message that I can't do it all. I haven't come up with a magical solution, but I think part of it lies in those lessons I learned when I was ill. More at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Some Thoughts on Doing It All and Forming New Habits

September 26, 2017
We had some fun experiences on our 5 week road trip around the US, as well as some mishaps and crazy moments. All part of a great road trip! Read more at ouradventuringfamily.com.

5 Week Road Trip Bits and Bobs

September 22, 2017

Exploring Michigan

September 19, 2017

Little House: Walnut Grove

September 15, 2017

Shenandoah Half Marathon

September 12, 2017

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next

Jenifer is a homeschooling, hiking, adventuring mom of 3, who is thriving despite dealing with the long term effects of celiac disease. She is also busy building online businesses that will enable the Adventuring Family to quit the rat race and travel full time in an RV.


Read more
 

Search Our Adventures

Check out my shop!

ouradventuringfamily
I’ve been quietly working on this for months, and I’ve been quietly working on this for months, and it’s finally ready to share! . Go to the link in profile @truenorthleatherworks to find out more and register (enrollment ends soon and is only open for a limited number of students). There’s also a waitlist if you’re not ready to register just now, but want to know when registration will open again.
I participated in the Great National Park Relay ra I participated in the Great National Park Relay race last month and our medals came recently. . I knew they were going to be shaped like a relay baton, but I thought it would be a miniature version. . Nope! I now have a full-size baton hanging on my wall with my other medals 🤣 . #greatnationalparkrelay #motherrunner #runwhereyoucan
Our Adventure Pup Max and I, post trail run. . We Our Adventure Pup Max and I, post trail run. . We renamed her because Oreo just didn’t fit her personality. Her full name is Mad Max, Scourge of All Multi-legged Critters 🤣. . Anyway. She does not understand the concept of, nor the need for, a post-run selfie, even if the sky does look super cool. We’re working on that. . #adventurepupmax #getoutside #trailrunning #trailrunningwithdogs
My race shirt arrived!⠀ ⠀ I've run several virtual My race shirt arrived!⠀ ⠀ I've run several virtual races since everything shutdown, but it's been more than a month since the last one. I've got a couple more weeks till this next one, but I'm looking forward to it.⠀ ⠀ The Great National Park Relay is a 24 hour virtual relay race. Each team is named for a national park or monument and is made up of 24 runners or walkers. Each member runs or walks as far as they can in one hour before "passing" the baton to the next member of the team. ⠀ ⠀ Many of the original teams are full, but they've added a number of new teams, so if you want to participate, you can still sign up! #teamshenandoahalltheway⠀ ⠀ #greatnationalparkrelay #virtualrunningclub #runwhereyoucan #virtualrace #virtualrelay #trynewthings #motherrunner #365milechallenge #momswhorun
Adventures come in all shapes and sizes! ⠀ ⠀ This Adventures come in all shapes and sizes! ⠀ ⠀ This little guy has been taking banjo lessons for the last two years and has learned so much. His teacher wasn't able to hold her usual session for the students to share the songs they'd been working on, so she came up with another idea. Each student recorded their favorite song and sent it to her so she could share it with the other students.⠀ ⠀ I just had to share this picture of my son looking so dapper when we recorded his song 😍 ⠀ ⠀ #alwayslearning #interestledschooling #lifeisanadventure #banjo #banjoplayer #minibanjoplayer #vitaminn
We have an Adventure Pup!⠀ ⠀ We've talked about ge We have an Adventure Pup!⠀ ⠀ We've talked about getting a dog for years, but the timing was never right. However, this summer we felt like it was finally the time. About a month ago we started checking the local shelters for likely candidates and after a couple weeks we found this little girl.⠀ ⠀ Oreo is about 6 months old and such a sweetie! We've taken her on a couple hikes, which she enjoyed. Right now it's too hot for me to run outside, but as soon as it cools down I'll start taking her for trail runs.⠀ ⠀ Do you have an Adventure Pup?⠀ ⠀ #adventurepup⠀ #borntoexplore⠀ #ourbestlife⠀ #vitaminn⠀ #familyadventure⠀ #shelterrescue⠀ #whippetcross
The obligatory medal pic 📷. This race was the lon The obligatory medal pic 📷. This race was the longest, furthest I’ve ever run, and definitively a challenge. It was good to push myself and see that I can still <sometimes> do things that I’ve spent the last two years thinking I no longer could. Chronic illness causes a lot of uncertainty and frustration in my life. Completing a challenging goal like this restores a bit of the normalcy that’s no longer a part of my life. Full disclosure: I’ve found that moderate exercise helps me manage my symptoms. This was not moderate exercise and it did take awhile to recover 😉. I’m glad I had the opportunity to do this as a virtual race- it would have been too physically stressful to run a regular trail race with all the aspects I wouldn’t have control over. #icandohardthings #vacationraces #runforyourlife #chronicillness #50ktrailrun
Back at the beginning of June, I ran a 50k race. 🏃 Back at the beginning of June, I ran a 50k race. 🏃🏻‍♀️ That’s 31 miles, in case you were wondering 🤪 Swipe through to see how I got to that point. #vacationraces #50ktrailrun
Follow on Instagram

Share your adventures with us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
 
sign up any time for the 52 hike challenge

Recent Adventures

  • And, Pivot!
  • Side Hustle Spotlight: Painting Miniatures
  • 5 Things To Do When Visiting Green Bank Observatory
  • Manage Family Gift Giving: Take Back the Holidays
  • Give the Gift of Experiences This Year

Adventure Archives

Our Adventuring Family

© Copyright Our Adventuring Family 2026. Theme by Bluchic.