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WELCOME TO RUGGED FAMILY ADVENTURES

Welcome to Rugged Family Adventures, a unique blog here for you to explore. Spending time together as a family in the great outdoors has added such value to our lives, and we love having the opportunity to share our passions and thoughts with our loyal readers. We hope this blog inspires you to get outdoors too! Read on, and enjoy.

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Day 5 Flunch for lunch

We had a great dinner at an Aubgere (a inn that serves local cuisine) served to us by a lovely person who was happy to help us with our...

Day 4 Ici commence ma course vers l'ocean

The source of the Loire is said to be three springs, the geographic source, the authentic source, and the true source. Yesterday we...

Day 3 The ride to the ride

We love the slow pace of eating here in the mountains where we are. However it does challenge our bed time. I don't think we've gotten in...

Day 2 We have bikes!

"You are so LOUD" was my greeting from my dear wife/3rd teenager(when it comes to sleep) when I got up at 7 am and started rummaging...

Day 1 24 hours of lady luck

We are feeling very, very lucky. Not only because we were able to do this trip, but because we made it to our destination for the evening...

Day 0

This has been a few years that we've planned this trip but covid had us delay it two years. The concept is pretty straight forward -...

Day 5 Yampa River Trip

I was awake as the sky lightened, no alarm needed. I got up at 5.30 and made coffee and hot cocoa for Cry and sara and finished some...

Day 4 Yampa River Trip

A short 6.5 miles but we filled the day easily. We slow start was planned with a good breakfast. Floating at 11 am and we stopped just...

Day 3 Yampa River Trip

A great day of hiking with a calm day of rafting. We started the morning waking up to the sky slowly brightening while we listened to the...

Day 2 Yampa River Trip

The sun started to brighten the sky around 5 am and slowly woke me. I stayed wrapped in my sleeping bag in our mesh tent looking up at...

Day 1 Yampa River Trip

With temperatures around freezing predicted for the morning and a strong wind blowing we uncharacteristicly left the fly on when we went...

Day 0 Yampa River Trip 2022

“Hey, I know you said you weren’t going to do a river trip this year, but I just caught a 5 day Yampa river cancellation. What do you...

Day 3 - Plan …. Z? Highway to hell?

The nights sleep was very good in surprisingly comfortable beds. Without any special rush we found ourselves eating breakfast at 7.45. We...

Day 2 - where did the water go?

We slept really well in the quiet of Bumblebee valley. As the sun started to brighten the sky, the wind started to blow. I got up around...

Day 1

Getting out on the first day is always a bit hectic. We all woke up pretty easily and then hit the grill at the gas station for...

Day 0

Hugs and kisses were sent with the boy as he headed off with our friends for a week of training at the US National Whitewater Training...

Day -1

It’s been a busy, good winter filled with robotics, skiing and kayak training for the boy. As the sun stays in the sky longer our desire...

Day 36 8/6/21 The Last Day

The last day of our adventure did not disappoint, both with joy and challenge. We woke up to more rain and then a large thunderstorm...

Day 34 8/4/21

Day 34 8/4/21 A nice morning at Colter bay with a 20 mile ride to Jenny lake. We are leaving the Divide Route today for good as we go on...

Day 35 8/5/21

Our last full day is a zero here at Jenny Lake. Of course a zero is never really a zero and we once again had a 5.30 alarm to get over to...

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