Don Dalrymple

Subtraction and Simplicity

We have been living our continual Freejourner ways in a different context up here in the mountains of Breckenridge. We wake up in the middle of the woods in a home that pierces with big views and sun rays. We are eagerly waiting for snow and getting on the slopes as a family snowboarding. The kids…

Democrat, Lincoln and Cameron

The mountains are always calling. We can always jet out the door and hit a peak. And it’s so tempting and beckoning. We like it that way. Living in Breckenridge is a giant playground for us. We take care of business and life like other families. The boys started school and are launching into their…

Big Mountain Snowboarding and Competitions

We have snowboarded some of the best mountains in the world the last few years and made some amazing friends and memories. We’re shredders, and we think about snow, big mountains, jumps, tricks, pow and fun lines down big slopes. You can watch the above video that Sonya and Gabe worked on to capture some…

Breckenridge Weather is Crazy, But We Still Hike

We had a pretty crappy mountain day today. A cold front is coming through and hitting the whole area in Breckenridge with storms, and that’s never safe to summit with on the trail. But late in the evening after we took the kids out to jump tramps and practice their flips at Woodward Copper, we…

Start Selling Some of Your Stuff and Go for a Mini-Vacation

I liked that advice I read from Garrett Gee in his travel advice this morning. He exited on his Snapchat innovation and to date has not even tapped into these funds. Instead, he sold off all his possessions and he and his family travel the world light on the money they gained from selling off…

Change Things Up

I was finishing my work day in Breckenridge and having thoughts about how I work and what the Freejourner life looks like by constantly changing things up. I think of experimenting as something continuous. I like to always be experimenting whether it’s with new ideas, locations, habits or ways of doing things. Heck, at a…

Colorado Feels Like Home

It’s hard to believe that we haven’t written about our time in Summit County this winter yet! As I reflect, I think it’s because it felt like we were coming “home” for the winter/spring. We had an incredible time back in the Keystone/Breckenridge area. The kids have performed some inspiring feats in their snowboarding and spring…

Sacred Places and Moving On

This time in Sedona has been remarkable to hike the desert and take in the dry and wild beauty. So unexpectedly refreshing. Today we visited the Montezuma Castle National Monument doing our normal Freejourners adventuring. In our travels across the West, I find myself humbled by the ancient people who have lived here for hundreds of…

You Are My Home

We had a fun night as a family relaxing here in Sedona getting rest and enjoying each other. We watched Alvin and the Chipmunks and took in this song on Home. It’s what we feel as a family with each other. Regardless of where we are, we have each other as a safe place….

An Adventurous Regular Day

I liked yesterday. We had that beautiful mix of work, adventure and love. Our family culture is both feisty and restful. We all have our morning routines that start the day. I like doing the following: Wash up Make my bed Push ups and crunches Arbonne digestion plus and fizz drinks to hydrate Coffee Read…

Kicking Summer Off in Ouray

It’s been 9 intense months of sports! We had 9 different kids sports and activities in Nashville in the Fall. Isaac recovered well from his broken leg, and we were eager to snowboard with Team Summit in Colorado. We boarded Copper, Breckenridge, Keystone, A-basin, Beaver Creek, Vail, Purgatory, Ski Cooper, Silverton (Gabe), Crested Butte and Park Cities…

100 Days of Snowboarding

I can’t think of a greater thrill in our traveling than when all five of us gun it down a slope together. Last winter we did about 100 days on the snow with Team Summit and freeriding as a family. We all ride Burton boards, have all the cool gear and get amped up…