Families Exploring and Enjoying the Outdoors
I posted an epic picture of my family completing a hike on Twitter with the caption “Shorts in the snow… That is Alberta Spring Hiking”. I then tagged the Banff National Park @banffNP in the photo. Following posting the photo a series of feelings of embarrassment, stupidity and worry crept up after hearing their response…
We have not said good bye to winter hiking completely. While most of our time has been spent either cross-country skiing or snowboarding I have adventured a little bit with the girls on hikes. My favourite time to hike during the winter has been to go on the warmer days when it is no colder…
Going winter hiking with toddlers can feel impossible. The deep snow can be hard to walk on and the cold weather can make it seem scary to take your little ones out too far. Don’t let that stop you! The winter weather brings on a gorgeous winter wonderland and the fresh air will help kick…
On a hike in November of 2015, my husband and I decided to challenge our family to get outdoors every weekend for one year. We named our challenge 52 Weeks of Nature. The goal wasn’t to become an outdoor family, although we did, or to become experts on the outdoors, although we learned a lot. Our goal…
Hiking games are so useful when letting toddlers hike on their own and so I decided to share some more hiking games. Check out the first article Hiking Games for Toddlers for more hiking game ideas. The best part about this post is that not all of the ideas are from me!! Some of them…
This post is not intended to offend anyone or to tell anyone whether they should breastfeed there little one. Everyone has their own experiences with how to feed their little one and will do whatever is best for all the individuals involved. This is a small look into my experience breastfeeding my daughters in the…
Initially, we had planned that hiking the Joffre Lakes trail near Whistler, BC with our two girls, aged 1 and 3, would be our toughest trek of our most recent camping vacation. Read about our adventure on that hike in the post “Tiniest Feet on the Trail”. When our 3 year old ended up hiking…
Location: From Pemberton take the BC-99S for 29.6 km. Eventually you will see a sign that says Joffre Lakes hike. Turn right into the parking lot. This road into the parking lot is also called Pemberton Portage Rd. Distance & Elevation Gain: First Lake: 50 metres (5 minutes), Elevation Gain not significant Second Lake: 3 km…
There are certain moments that stand out in my mind from our most recent camping trip. Like the moment after the park warden said that we could have a fire and my daughter jumped for joy. The exchange went something like this – Park Warden says, “There’s no fire ban up here”. My 3 year…
Leave No Trace is an organization that came up with 7 outdoor principles meant to promote and inspire responsible “outdoor recreation through education, research and partnerships”. Teaching little ones about the Leave No Trace principles is important to ensure that our impact on the wild ecosystems is minimal. That being said it is important to let…