July 21, 2020 Adventure, Baby! First Backpacking Trip Over the weekend we took Katrin on her first backpacking trip, down in Kananaskis. I booked us a site for two nights at Point…
July 11, 2020 Adventure, Baby! First Night In A Tent Since we aren’t exactly experts on taking babies camping, we decided to do gradual introductions for Katrin. We did the rustic cabin/glamping thing, so…
July 8, 2020 Our Current Backcountry Packing List One of the questions I see asked frequently is: What to bring on backpacking (and camping) trips? Getting started can seem overwhelming at first….
July 6, 2020 Adventure, Baby! On The Go Nursing Pillow As it turns out, there isn’t much available for breastfeeding moms on the go who prefer to have a support of some kind for…
June 26, 2020 Adventure, Baby! Backpacking Baby Food Katrin has been eating solid foods since four months old (with her doctors approval) and she gets BIG MAD if we are eating and…
May 2, 2016 Valentine’s Weekend Winter Backpacking Mike’s birthday falls the day after Valentine’s, so typically I try to plan something fun and special to cover both of those occasions. This…
October 11, 2015 Backpacking With Children: A Week On A Remote Island All through the spring we worked on getting the kiddos ready for our big (secret) backpacking trip of the year: a week on Flores…
June 3, 2015 Backpacking At Lake Minnewanka Determined to get the most out of backpacking season this year, Mike and I started hitting the trails earlier than usual. A mild winter…
May 26, 2015 Backpacking With Children: Our First Time On May long weekend we loaded up 5 backpacks, the kids, their dad (Jason) and headed for the mountains. It was raining lightly, but…
February 20, 2015 Gear Review: Fozzils Solo Pack Gear Type – Dishes Volume – 1.4 fl.oz. (Plate) & 600ml/20.4 fl.oz. (Bowl) & 350ml/11.8 fl.oz (Cup) Trail Weight – About 4 oz or…
