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Guide to Hiking the West Coast Trail with Kids

The West Coast Trail, located on the traditional territory of the Huu-ay-aht, Ditidaht, and Pacheedaht First Nations, is one of Canada’s most challenging hiking trails. Ladders a few stories high to climb, tide tables to manage, roots that will twist your ankle, and boulders as large as vans to scale. It also is one of…

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Backpacking Hiking Packing List for Families

Our family did the West Coast Trail! I cannot believe it. It was amazing and incredibly hard. We will be sharing more on that trip coming soon and how we tackled such a hard trip together. That trip, and other backcountry trips to places like Gem Lakes in Saskatchewan, have helped us create the ultimate…

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Best Hiking Backpacks for Kids

I have a secret. I am excited for the day my kids are old enough that they carry the heaviest gear in their hiking backpacks on our adventures because they are fitter than me. I have heard that is a thing from some of the parents with kids that are grown. I feel like the…

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Best 4 Man Tent for Families

Finding a quality 4 man tent to sleep in as a family is important. But first, you need to decide if you want to have a bit more space? Is cost a factor? Do you want a 4 person tent that will also double as a backcountry tent for your family? Does the early morning…

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Type 2 Fun: Back Country Camping with Kids

For us, back country camping with kids was the perfect description of type 2 fun. Type 2 fun is when an activity is extremely challenging and hard, but you also have some beautiful rewards as well.

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Backcountry Camping with Toddlers (Video)

Ever wonder what it would look like to go backcountry camping with toddlers? This short video takes you on a back country trip with our family. We hiked and camped at Lindeman Lake in British Columbia.  For more outdoor family videos make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel here! More videos will be coming…

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Meet Annika Mang

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Annika Mang is the Founder and writer at BorntobeAdventurous.com . She is a mother of two adventurous toddlers. With a Bachelor degrees in Physical Education and Education, it is her mission to show families just how easy, fun and healthy it is to spend time outdoors. You can usually find her and her family in the Canadian Rockies where they love to camp, hike and snowboard.

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