Outdoors | Get Outside

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 8, 2020

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

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…

May 2, 2016

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

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

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

On May long weekend we loaded up 5 backpacks, the kids, their dad (Jason) and headed for the mountains. It was raining lightly, but…

April 8, 2015

Over Easter weekend we decided it was time to hit the trails with the kids. We want to take them backpacking this summer, but…

December 29, 2013

The new year is just a couple of days away, which is cause for mulling over the year that has just passed, and evaluating…

November 17, 2013

The heavy snowfall we’ve had recently has me longing for the lazy days of summer. I was browsing photos from the warmer months, and…