Outdoor Inspiration for June 2021

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Our monthly post to highlight the best writing and most useful tips written by Outdoor Parents the previous 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…

Outdoor Inspiration for May

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Our monthly post to highlight our favorite online content created by Outdoor Parents the previous 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 outdoorspeople 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,…

Outdoor Inspiration for April

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Our monthly post to highlight the best writing and most useful tips written by Outdoor Parents the previous 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. After the horrible murders of Asian-American women in Atlanta last month drew attention to the increase in violence against Asian-Americans…

Outdoor Inspiration for March

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Our monthly post to highlight the best writing and most useful tips written by Outdoor Parents the previous month! This month I am including new writers I found on the Backpacking with Babies and Kids and the Bicycle Touring with Kids Facebook pages - they are great resources and I highly recommend joining them if you are interested in those activities. 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…

Bike touring routes for families

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This week we have a big update to our biking page - we created a list of recommended bike touring routes. It is inspiring us to get out on a tour this year and we hope it does the same for you! This list was created with help from the families in the Bicycle Touring with kids Facebook page - we highly recommend joining that group for more info on bike touring with kids. This list can also be viewed directly in the Google Sheet. If you have more routes to add, fill out this form to have them added.…

Interview: Penny Hutchinson (camping, backpacking skiing, hiking, cycling, paddling)

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I am excited to share an interview with my friend Penny this week. What has impressed me the most about the outdoor adventures she goes on with her family are all the trips she takes in the winter. I haven't taken our kids snow camping yet, but hopefully we will try it this winter and I will be asking her for advice. I hope you enjoy the interview! Name: Penny HutchinsonLocation: Bay Area, CA, USAFamily Activities: Camping (including snow camping), backpacking. skiing (backcountry/alpine/telemark), hiking, cycling (road and mtn bike), some paddling ​​Kids: 11 & 13Work Schedule: ​​​Before COVID I worked part time…

Outdoor Inspiration for February

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​​Our monthly post to highlight the best writing and most useful tips written by Outdoor Parents over the past month - slightly delayed by a 7 day power outage and 3' of snow!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…

Outdoor Inspiration for January

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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…

Interview: Dennis & Laura (climbing, camping, hiking, skiing, kayaking, canoeing)

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We're excited to share another interview this week! This one is really interesting because we have a husband and wife giving two perspectives on how they make outdoor parenting work.  Name: Laura & DennisLocation: MA, USAFamily Activities: Climbing, camping, hiking, downhill skiing, kayaking, canoeing. ​Kids: 10 & 6Work Schedule: ​​​ 2 full-time Transitioning to parenthood: What outdoor activities did you do before you had kids? Same, just much more frequently before kids!​ If you or your spouse were pregnant, did that person continue any of the activities and how did they modify the activity while pregnant?  Laura: I climbed until my harness didn’t fit anymore. Skiing stopped…

Outdoor Inspiration for December

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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…