Family Adventure Travel Guide If you enjoy traveling, but hate the stress and time it takes to plan a trip then you’re going to love the Tales of a Mountain Mama Family Adventure Travel Guides! These handy guides are written by mamas like you to help you prepare for your family’s next adventure. Each guide … Read more
A wet day is often an excuse to stay inside, especially if you don’t have the right gear to keep kids warm, dry and happy. To help you get outside no matter the weather, we’ve collected the best rain gear for kids to help you get outside all year long. The gear featured has been … Read more
In September of last year, Hurricane Helene came through Western NC and absolutely decimated large swaths of land in my area. Entire small towns in our area lost their communities to the floods, with some 12,000 homes uninhabitable or completely gone in the aftermath. There were an estimated 1,000 landslides in our mountains, destroying homes, … Read more
It’s summer time. You’ve reached that glorious season of parenting when your kids (hopefully) want nothing more than to be outside all day every day. It’s the stuff dreams are made of. But then there is the ever-present parental battle over footwear. A lot of kids love being barefoot in the summer, and most of … Read more
It’s mud season. We don’t need snow gear, but it can be quite a challenge to dress kids to stay warm AND dry for our outdoor adventures. Jan & Jul rain gear has helped us get out on those rainy, muddy days! Shoulder season win! We have been testing out some of the Canada-based Jan … Read more
Spring in our house is a muddy, messy adventure. We have kids who are always outside building forts, climbing trees, exploring trails, and just being kids, plus my three oldest attend an afterschool outdoor school program. We need gear that can keep up with their active lives and handle whatever spring throws our way. It’s … Read more