Outdoor Inspiration for November

Our monthly post to highlight the best writing and most useful tips written by Outdoor Parents over the past month.

You won’t typically find gear reviews or travel guides here – on this site we focus on the skills and inspiration to help you get outside and stay outside with your kids. We also believe that everyone should feel welcome in the outdoors, so we share articles by parents and outdoors-people of color to make sure everyone is learning each other’s perspectives.

Hopefully, this encourages you to plan your next outdoor adventures, reflect on what you were able to accomplish over the past month, or what you learned and would do differently. Enjoy!

Getting ready for the ski season and van camping at Spicer Sno-Park near Bear Valley Ski resort, Washoe land.

November is Native American Heritage month, and a good opportunity to talk with your children about Native American history and in particular by learning about the Native people of your area.

November is also the premier of this year’s Warren Miller ski movie, which is happening virtually so you can watch it from the comfort of your own home and get excited for ski season.

Boating:

• The Secret to Happy Family Camping Is a Canoe | Outside Online

Biking:

• 7 Bike Storage Ideas For Kids Bikes, Apartments, Garages, & Outdoors | Rascal Rides

Books:

• 20+ Amazing Books for Outdoor Kids | Born to be Adventurous

General:

• 5 Simple Autumn Nature Adventures | Run Wild My Child
• Connecting the Generations | Latino Outdoors
• This Film Will Make You Rethink Every Parental Decision | Outside Online
• Where We Walk: What Youth Have to Teach Us | Appalachian Trail Conservancy

Hiking:

• Hiking Kid Carrier Comparison | Tales of a Mountain Mama Normally I wouldn’t share gear review posts, but a good hiking kid carrier is a fundamental gear choice and this is a good review of the options..

Inclusion:

• 4 Tips For Confronting Internalized Racism In The Outdoors | Melanin Basecamp
• Nature gap: Outdoor recreation isn’t just for white people. Invite Black youth outside. | USA Today

School/Education:

• Classrooms Without Walls, and Hopefully Covid | New York Times
• What I Learned Taking Online Learning On the Road for a Week | Colorado Parent 

Travel/Adventure:

• 10 Best National Parks to Take the Kids | Earth Trekkers
• Best London Playgrounds | Globetrotting Visiting playgrounds with kids is a great way to explore new cities when you’re traveling.
• Pit Stops for Kids’ Pre-Road Trip Checklist | Pit Stops for Kids
• How to Pan for Gold with Kids | Run Wild My Child