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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!
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Beth Klein, from Chicago, has reviewed these seven books for us this month!
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Bethany Johnsen is a Hike it Baby Branch Ambassador in Littleton, Colo. She shared a message that she had posted to her local branch’s Facebook page with us that gives great advice about how to learn from a “hike fail”. Thank you Bethany for inspiring and encouraging us all to get outside with our families and turn those “hike fails” into a positive adventure!
Today I went on a failure of an e...
It’s hard to remember what the excitement of going on an adventure feels like, since the closest I’ve gotten to anything remotely “adventure-worthy” has been taking a walk around the neighborhood barely holding back vomit. I’ve been almost entirely sedentary for almost three months, hating my life and enduring what feels like the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced – pregnancy. It’s my first on...
The days are long, the nights move along quickly, and so many trails are open and passable. Hooray for summer. With summer comes so many wonderful things but it also means kids are out of school so the parks and trails are more crowded than before.
As you head out there post 4th of July weekend, make sure you are thinking about your impact on the trails and open spaces around you. One of the t...
Alana lists the ups and downs of what camping means to her when it involves children. Does any of this sound familiar? Camping can have its ups and downs. You can make the planning easier if you use sites such as Ayoopa for gear rental and HipCamp to find your perfect camping location!
Camping Is…
Eating and cooking out of doors
Spending the entire day outside
Waking up in the morni...
Did you know what motherhood meant before you became a mother?
I can’t be the only one who had absolutely no clue what it meant to be a mother until I became one. I knew that my mother did a lot for me, but as far as I knew, she just pulled it from thin air. I wasn’t entirely sure how she pulled off all the parties, activities, and dinners that she created for us; even that nasty Red Chicken. I...
Location is everything - Noisy trains, car noise, partying teens, lots of dogs are all a drag when you have a sleeping baby. Think about where you are going to camp and what's around it. While remote may not be feasible with a baby in tow, you can take the surroundings into account.
Party Free Zone - Boozey, party campgrounds make it tough for most parents to relax when little kids are around...
All around the world, Hike it Baby families are getting outside and hiking trails because of the incredible volunteers who Lead Hikes for their group! We appreciate this so much that we automatically enter every person who submits a hike to the website calendar in a prize drawing at the end of each month. Just by the simple act of submitting a hike, you are motivating other families to get outs...
Hike it Baby works so well for people because, first and foremost, we are conscious of safety on trail when we gather together. We watch each others children and we are clear in suggesting if a hike is carrier only or if it can be toddler-led. That said, whether hiking with a group or hiking on your own, here are a few safety tips to think about when choosing the trail and thinking about gear.
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