We had a packed last few weeks, and I thought I would catch up with some reflections since we left Spokane and hit the road for the mountains. Our kids told us tonight, “There’s no other family I would want.” This is after cooking dinner on some of our newer titanium cookware in the foggy…

It’s really great being parents today. Our kids are at such cool ages where they have wonder and excitement about sites and places they have never seen. There is so much stunning beauty that they are taking in. Sonya and I hope it enlarges their hearts for nature and a healthy view of the world….

I don’t really like planning. I have a lot more fun figuring things out as I go and seeing what happens. It makes life spontaneous, but it can also be stressful. That’s why I like the balance I have with Sonya, who is wonderfully opposite of me. She can put great plans together which has…

Wow, what a last few weeks it has been. I have to say that I underestimated the attention I could give to things that my adult world demanded. I live in a schizophrenic state. On the one hand, this freejourner adventure is about the freedom from the conventional life and its relentless tyranny on the…

One of the things about us Dalrymples is that we do not like to waste time. Wherever we are, we try to be all there as we mentioned before. We look for fun anywhere and everywhere. It’s not hard to do in strange places because we do it in familiar places as well. I guess that’s…

These last few days have been both remarkable and heavy. We are on the open road with our life on a roof cargo box, bike rack and our REI gear. It was a flurry of gatherings for our family from my birthday to a neighborhood party and then our final hours and send off with…

Getting our life to zero and hitting the road for this adventure does require quite a bit of focus and energy on stuff. We live a minimalist lifestyle, but for a five person family, there’s still a lot of stuff to deal with. One of our favorite parts of the last 30 days has been…

I remember reading those words from a journal in Jim Elliot’s, Shadow of the Almighty. Sonya and I try to live this out continuously. Maybe it’s the way we were both raised. We were used to transitions and realized that quality of life is measured by the depth of friendships and relationships, not just mere face…

Going through this journey could be a total disaster if I had a totally different partner. Marriage presents plenty of challenges. In a large part, my wife is a mirror to my faults and shortcomings every day. It’s part of the beauty of growing as a person. I adore Sonya and love so many parts…

I am not sure why we assume that the status quo is the way things should be. I may be a different type of person, but I always question what I am doing, where I am and how my life is set up. I would not say it is just pure restlessness. It might be better…

‘You have no home to come back to.’ – Jiro, from the documentary, Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) It is one of the best things you could say to someone who is going out on an adventure.