From Sea to Shining Sea: Travels with Our Nine-Month-Old Baby.
We got mixed reactions when we told people we were driving across the country with our nine-month old baby. Grandparents’ faces paled. “Better you than me,” said a coworker. “What an adventure!” wrote another Hike it Baby mother.
I love planning trips. This would be our third drive across the country, and I started researching poss...
Heading into the holiday season with a new baby and just starting to get out there on the trails or visiting families far away? Here are our recommendations for goods to hint to your family and friends if they are looking for the perfect adventure baby gifts that will let you keep on the move with your little bundle of joy.
Sophie So’pure Teether ($15)
Babies chew on everything… your carrier...
This is the first of a series of holiday gift suggestions we will be posting over the next 10 days to help our community find great products that make getting on trail easier with a little one.
If you are reading this there is a good chance either you are a Hike it Baby member or someone in your family sent this link to you. If that is the case, they may have included a little note on how well...
Not unlike hiking, there is a lot of science that talks about the importance of gratitude in our lives. Being grateful helps us sleep better, experience more positive emotions and have more energy. We polled our readers for why they are thankful for hiking and Hike it Baby, and we had so many responses that they just didn't all fit into one post.
"Hike it Baby gives me a community, a place t...
When I joined Hike it Baby, I was joining to get outside more, make healthier habits, possibly meet new people and prevent my children from climbing the furniture. Hike it Baby accomplished all of that; well, except that last bit about furniture, they're more fearless than ever.
As any caregiver can tell you, that road we walk is sometimes very lonely. The way we have structured our society in...
No matter where you live in the United States, you can find a National Park Service site in your home state, whether it be a battlefield, historic site, or national trail. But California takes the prize for being home to more National Park Service sites than any other state in America. The variety is impressive, too….from the shores of Channel Islands National Park, to cool and wet Redwoods N...
Have you read any good books lately? We like to share reviews on books that our members have read that are hiking or outdoors related. From infants board books to adult page-turners, we love to hear about what you are reading! Share a review with us on this form and we may feature it in an upcoming blog post!
Reviews:
Brandi Akerberg, from the Fredericksburg, VA branch, has reviewed these six c...
Every month we like to share those moments when you think, “You Know You Are a Hike it Baby Hiker When…”. We ask, you tell! Here are some of the thoughts that our members shared this month. How do YOU know you are a HiB hiker? Share with us on this form and we will include your comments on an upcoming blog post!
My daughter now refers to walking outside as "let's hike it baby!" - Emily Decke...
After two pregnancies, two nursing babies, and four years working in the outerwear department at R.E.I., I’ve had the chance to figure out what clothing works best for getting outdoors while pregnant or breastfeeding in cold winter weather. I’ve been disheartened to notice that pregnant and nursing mothers are a greatly underserved population for gearing up for the outdoors, which is a shame a...
Looking for a way to infuse a little more gratitude into your family as we approach Thanksgiving this year? There are so many wonderful ways to do that (thank you, Pinterest!), but in our family we have adopted the tradition of a Thankful Tree. Every evening at dinner during the month of November we all think of one thing we are thankful for that day, write it on a tag, and hang it from a tre...
