Outdoor Inspiration

​​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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Our monthly post to highlight the best writing and most useful tips written by Outdoor Parents over the past month. We also a few other outdoor parenting related articles. Hopefully this inspires 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! summer climbing with our 7 year old Climbing: Why We Chose a Treadwall | Cragmama  Hiking:How Far Can Kids Hike? | Tales of a Mountain Mama School & Kids Books: 1000 Hours Outside School Handbook | 1000 Hours Outside 25 Books About Simple Outdoor Adventures | Colorado Parent Travel:…

This is our monthly post to highlight the best writing and most useful tips written by outdoor parents over the past month and also a few other outdoor parenting related articles. Hopefully this inspires 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! ​CragKid on the Sharp End!!! | Cragmama Trip report of her 10 year old son's first lead climb. Solo Distance Hiking and Kids: Six Things I Learned | The Trek by Tracy (Scrappy) Buro. Sometimes outdoor parents need to do…

As a new month begins, we are beginning a new feature to highlight the best writing and most useful tips written by outdoor parents over the past month and also a few other outdoor parenting related articles. Hopefully this inspires 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! Thru-Hiking the JMT with a Baby Is an Exercise in Patience—and Endurance | Backpacker by Marketa DaleyNature Summer Camp for Kids | Mountain Mom and Tots by Mountain Mom. If your kids…