Visit Glacier National Park With Kids

Visit Glacier National Park

Visit Glacier National Park With Kids Glacier National Park is one of the most stunning and beloved parks in the entire United States. This summer, we had the chance to take our kids ages 1.5, 5 and 7 along with our entire extended family for a reunion this July. We had to let go of … Read more

Wild Water Play

Wild water play (meaning playing in the water out in the wild) is a fantastic way to spend hot summer days with kids. You can find all our Wildhood series posts here! “Children cannot bounce off the walls if we take away the walls.” ― Erin K. Kenny, Forest Kindergartens: The Cedarsong Way Summer is … Read more

Preserving Wildhood: Go Play in the Mud

Get Dirty With THem

You can find all our Wildhood series posts here! Kids love mud, and I was no exception growing up.  I’m not sure what the appeal is… the sucking, squishing sound or the gritty, sloppy texture.  I tried to see how deep I could dig holes down in the mud and I piled up dirt to … Read more

Handling the Reluctant Biker

Handling the Reluctant Biker

My Reluctant Biker. I must start by saying that I live in a mountain town with a 20-mile long bike path and 400 miles of perfect single-track trails. I consider myself to be outdoorsy and I am an avid mountain biker, trail-runner, skier and multi-day river rat among other things. My assumption was that my … Read more

10 Ways to Make Family Camping Easy

Family Camping 101 is the final installment of our series: Mamas in the Wild: How We Survive When We Opt Outside, sponsored by REI. This four-part series focuses on real life mom-to-mom tips and tricks for getting outdoors with your family. Need to catch up? Check out the first, second , and third posts in … Read more

Family Hiking: Best Tips for On the Trail

family hikes made easy

Family Hiking is the third installment of our new series: Mamas in the Wild: How We Survive When We Opt Outside, sponsored by REI. This four-part series focuses on real life mom-to-mom tips and tricks for getting outdoors with your family. Need to catch up? Check out the first and second posts in this series. … Read more