Get Lost: An Intentional Life

26/12/2019

In which we unplug a generation of screen-addicted kids from their devices, give them freedom to roam (unsupervised!), help them make friends with animals, and show them that we, too, love to play outside

17/11/2019

In an age where the American Dream is measured in the car a person drives or the title on their business card, there is a growing number of professionals who elect to take a different path: the one they create. Artist, designer and backcountry snowboarder Adam Haynes took a job designing for a major...

17/11/2019

I am so there.

04/11/2019

What in your life is seeking more life? What in your life is creating more life? Follow that. Life thrives around life.

23/10/2019

My stress and anxiety levels decrease with less stuff in the house. I am able to focus on family and work a lot more than before. -



Photo Credit on Instagram.

22/10/2019

There are days when this is harder than others.

We've been trying to meditate more often. On days when we do meditate, especially consecutive days, we do see positive improvements.

The problem is making meditation a habit and fitting it into our daily routines.

03/09/2019

A simple thing that costs nothing and doesn't require buying more stuff.

23/08/2019

We visited forest giants today at the Bernheim Forest. This place is great.
A local company wants to run a pipeline through this stunning piece of land. Check out the last picture to see how you can help.

@ Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest

20/08/2019

I think everyone, at some point in their lives, gets caught up in consumerism. Whether it stems from depression, status quo, or just keeping up with the Jones' it can start to weigh a person down.

A little over ten years ago we noticed that we had way too much and started going through the boxes and totes we had stored in the attic. Once we had tackled the attic we looked around and started paring down our living spaces as well.

This is a topic we'll discuss in the podcast this fall. Stay tuned. ~Kevin

Maybe it's because consumerism is not the answer?

Credit: Polyp

18/08/2019

Belden Lane, in his book Backpacking with the Saints (Oxford University Press, 2014), compares a certain kind of hike to a “death lodge,” a sort of symbolic place to which the wanderer retires to say goodbye to his old life. “A death lodge is a place for acknowledging that a chapter in one’s life is closing,” Lane writes, “with a new one beginning to open.”

A father at a crossroads takes his kids hiking for 244 miles on the Appalachian Trail.

17/08/2019

We've experienced challenges with our own kids. I think the key is to stay calm and not get (too) stressed. If you get stressed then it stops being something fun for the family to do rather it becomes a chore for everyone. ~Kevin

https://www.outsideonline.com/2031596/backpacking-kids-doesnt-have-suck

A family of backcountry maximalists learns to love going fast and light

17/08/2019

17/08/2019