• 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.

And, Pivot!

October 28, 2020
Like painting? Have a good eye for detail? Learn how someone combines the two for a side hustle painting miniatures for gaming at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Side Hustle Spotlight: Painting Miniatures

September 25, 2020
Thinking about visiting West Virginia? Add Green Bank Observatory & Cass Scenic Railroad State Park to your itinerary. Here’s 5 things to do while there. Find the list at OurAdventuringFamily.com.

5 Things To Do When Visiting Green Bank Observatory

September 18, 2020
Does family gift giving stress you out? Check out our tips for how we've decreased our spending while increasing the quality of the gifts we give.

Manage Family Gift Giving: Take Back the Holidays

September 11, 2020
Instead of giving the latest toys or electronics to those on your list, give the gift of experiences. We shared a number of ideas to get you started at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Give the Gift of Experiences This Year

September 4, 2020
Thinking about visiting Virginia? Add Natural Bridge State Park to your itinerary. Here’s 5 things to do while there. Find the list at OurAdventuringFamily.com.

5 Things To Do When Visiting Natural Bridge State Park

August 28, 2020
Want to spend less this holiday season, but not quite sure how to do it? Check out our tips, have less financial stress, and enjoy the holidays this year! Read more at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Spend Less This Holiday Season: Take back the Holidays

August 21, 2020
New to homeschooling? It’s not bad to be laid back! Here's some of our favorite homeschool resources and some of the changes we've made over the years.at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Homeschooling Resources From a Veteran Homeschooling Mom

August 14, 2020
Looking for a socially distant campground? We had a great experience using HipCamp to find the perfect campsite with room to spread out and play. Read about our experience at ouradventuringfamily.com.

How We Used HipCamp to Find a Socially Distanced Camp Site

August 7, 2020
Are you spending more time at home right now? Feeling a bit aimless? Use our 6 tips to help you find direction & achieve your goals you've been putting off. Find out more at ouradventuringfamily.com.

6 Tips To Help You Achieve Your Goals in 2020

July 31, 2020
Like home design? Want to start a side hustle as a house stager? Learn more about it from someone who currently works as a house stager at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Side Hustle Spotlight: House Stager

July 24, 2020
Don’t let a rainy day ruin your campout. Plan for it and embrace it! Follow these tips to have a cozy, fun, rainy day in your RV. Find out more at ouradventuringfamily.com.

How to Have a Cozy, Rainy Day in Your RV

July 17, 2020
If the holidays mean financial stress and worry, maybe a part time job can help you earn the extra money you need for the holidays this year. Find out more at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Earn Extra Money for the Holidays: Take Back the Holidays

July 10, 2020
Take advantage or orienteering and geocaching programs in the national parks to learn new skills and have fun. Learn more at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Orienteering & Geocaching in Our National Parks

July 3, 2020
If you know how to play the piano and you need some extra money, consider being a piano teacher to a few students as your side hustle. Learn more at ouradventuringfamily.com.

Side Hustle Spotlight: Piano Teacher

June 26, 2020
If you’re planning a roadtrip out west, add Flaming Gorge in northern Utah to your itinerary. Go to ouradventuringfamily.com for a list of things to do while you’re there.

5 Things To Do At Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

June 19, 2020

Posts navigation

1 2 3 4 5 6 … 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!

Jenifer Smith

ouradventuringfamily
I’ve been quietly working on this for months, an 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 vir 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! ⠀ ⠀ T 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 abou 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 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. 🏃🏻‍♀️ That’s 31 miles, in case you were wondering 🤪 Swipe through to see how I got to that point. #vacationraces #50ktrailrun
Load More... 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

Join the Family!

Wondering where to start when looking for an RV for your family?

Subscribe below to get our latest content by email and to get instant access to our free guide to help point you in the right direction.

Success! Now check your email to download your free guide to help you choose the right RV for you. Be sure to check your Spam or Junk box to make sure it didn't get mis-directed. Also, please white-list my email address so you always receive my emails in your inbox. Thanks!

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.

We won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time. Powered by Kit

Our Adventuring Family

© Copyright Our Adventuring Family 2025. Theme by Bluchic.