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The Kelleys of Raleigh, NC are the family of four behind AdventurePossible.com, and we are definitely marching to the beat of our own drummer, marching down our own path to lead a life of adventure.

Our approach to a life of adventure looks like this:

Adventure Possible Life

The Adventure Possible life borrows five years from retirement. Inspired by Stefan Sagmeister.

In a traditional life, an average person spends the first twenty five years of their life learning through school or trade. The person then spends forty years working with the goal of saving enough money to retire at sixty five. At which time, they hope to enjoy some fifteen years of retirement before venturing into the everlasting unknown.

We modify life’s traditional arc. We borrow five years from retirement, dispersing those years in one year blocks every seven years throughout the typical working years, creating five distinct opportunities for a year of adventure.

In 2016, we had our most recent year of adventure, RV’ing around America in a vintage Airstream to visit all sorts of state and national parks. Our adventure created a little buzz in Raleigh. We were even featured on a popular travel podcast. We’re glad we were able to share our year of adventure with others.

Now that we’re back living and working in Raleigh, advancing our careers and planning for our next year of adventure, we use AdventurePossible.com to keep our adventure spirits thriving.

On this website, we like to write about how to make a life of adventure possible, even when family, career, financial, and other pressures may make the possibility appear slim.

We also like to share our passion for adventure in the North Carolina outdoors. There are so many small adventures to be had right in our backyard, and this website is dedicated to helping others discover weekend adventures in North Carolina.

In addition to small adventures, we also enjoy sharing our more epic adventures, like thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, biking across America, and RVing across America. We hope our experiences and advice on these life-changing adventures will motivate you to take your own.

And last of all, we enjoy sponsoring would-be adventurers. We have been fortunate in our careers, health, and travels, so we set aside a little money each year for adventure sponsorships.

Adventure Possible Publisher, Mark Kelley

Adventure Possible Publisher, Mark Kelley

The best way to keep track of us and the latest content about North Carolina adventures is to sign up for our weekly email in the box below. If you would like to reach out to me personally, please feel free to connect with me through my personal website, http://markwkelley.com.

Mark Kelley

Posts about the Kelleys

Here are the most recent posts in descending chronological order about the Kelleys. Here are the archives of all older posts about the Kelleys.

Why We’re Ending Our Year of Adventure after Nine Months November 18, 2016 by Mark Kelley
Our Adventure by the Numbers November 17, 2016 by Mark Kelley
The Kindness of Strangers November 9, 2016 by Katie Kelley
Touring the National Mall and Memorials, Washington, DC November 8, 2016 by Mark Kelley
Senioritis in the Home Stretch of our Adventure November 7, 2016 by Katie Kelley
Chime Time in the Bell Tower at Cornell University November 2, 2016 by Katie Kelley
Boo Bash at Virginia Discovery Museum, Charlottesville, VA October 31, 2016 by Katie Kelley
How adventure has made me a better father October 27, 2016 by Mark Kelley
In Pursuit of Fall: The Best Fall Leaves October 26, 2016 by Mark Kelley
A Visit from Uncle Pete October 25, 2016 by Katie Kelley

Here are the archives of all older posts about the Kelleys.

Comments

  1. Vatche says

    January 11, 2016 at 9:12 pm

    Very very cool – the adventure everyone wants to do but very few can say they did.

    Reply
    • Katie says

      January 12, 2016 at 10:15 pm

      Thank Vatche,
      We look forward to sharing our trip with those who have helped support us along the way. We’ll keep in touch and hope you do the same!
      Katie

      Reply
  2. Caroline keys says

    January 12, 2016 at 11:10 am

    Have the time of your life and enjoy the time together! You are gonna love it!

    Reply
  3. Kristin Abele says

    January 14, 2016 at 6:37 am

    Katie! I’m so jealous! My husband and I were talking about how we want to get another crazy fun year under our belts soon but is def harder to figure with kids. I’m so excited to hear more about your adventures! Take so many pictures!!!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      January 21, 2016 at 3:48 pm

      Thanks Kristin! We will, and we’ll post most of them here!

      Reply
  4. Pat Clarke says

    January 27, 2016 at 5:55 pm

    Will miss you Katie! Best of luck to you and family and can’t wait to to see your journey virtually!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      January 29, 2016 at 1:36 pm

      Thanks Pat! I’m sure I’ll come back filled with with stories to share. I hope to join your team again!
      -Katie

      Reply
  5. Tia says

    January 29, 2016 at 10:32 am

    So excited for your family Katie! As a homeschooling family, this would be a dream! Can’t wait to hear about your adventures. Safe travels and God bless.

    Reply
    • Katie says

      January 29, 2016 at 1:37 pm

      Thanks Tia! I’m beyond impressed with the home schooling!!

      Reply
  6. Nancy says

    February 6, 2016 at 10:13 am

    I’ll be there in spirit!

    Reply
  7. Jane Christopherson says

    February 8, 2016 at 7:06 pm

    This is very bittersweet to me. I am very happy for all of you, to be taking such an adventure, but I don’t get to play with your wonderful little babes for at least a long time! I have to remind myself of what I told Jane–we will see each other again! Thank you for sharing Jane and Wilson with me. The best job I ever had!!!!!

    Reply
  8. Hunter Hussey says

    February 14, 2016 at 8:27 am

    Good Luck!

    Reply
    • Mark Kelley says

      February 14, 2016 at 10:33 pm

      Hope to sail the seas like you one day, Hunter.

      Reply
  9. Mary Louise Wright says

    May 9, 2016 at 11:17 pm

    Just now catching up & reading your blog! Your adventures sound amazing & so exciting. Safe travels to y’all & tell JANE That Rainey still talks about , “her friend, Jane”.

    Reply
  10. Gerard says

    September 2, 2016 at 12:56 am

    Katie,
    My mother (your aunt) sent me the link to your adventure today. Sounds like a wonderful trip and a fantastic way to bond with your beautiful family.

    Tell us if you are planning to come back through the San Francisco area. If so, we would enjoy hosting you all for a few days. Mark is free to kick as many of our squirrels as he wants?

    If you Google my name Gerard Zell my team website will pop up with my contact info. Email me if you can fit us in.

    Reply
    • Katie Kelley says

      September 6, 2016 at 2:13 pm

      Gerard! Thanks for reaching out. We just left San Francisco yesterday and are heading to Great Basin National Park. I’m so sorry we missed you all. It would have been great to meet up!

      Reply

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