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Spring is in the air around these parts. Our two-year old asks a few times a day to ‘go biking’. It’s exciting this year, because she gets to be a more active participant in the process. When our 2nd child was 2, we decided to invest in a trailgator, and we have used it for...
It is a challenge to find campgrounds that are open at this time of year. In Alberta and BC they generally don’t open until May (and sometimes June) and many are closed again in September. An exception to this is Tunnel Mountain II campground on the outskirts of Banff. It is one of the very...
I have been in a rut lately, tired of doing the same-old, same-old. Being uninspired and going through a discouraging patch in my parenting journey has been no fun. I felt like we all needed a mix up. Others think I am crazy for going camping with the kids on my own. I think I might...
In our experience, it is pretty tough to make kids like hiking, canoeing, biking (or whatever), just for the sake of it. They tire quickly, and really, to be honest it just isn’t very fun for them to pound away at the miles. One way we make it fun is to remember it is NOT...
As much as I would like to say adventures just happen, they don’t most of the time. It is usually an intentional act of my will. I am naturally a schemer and often have a gazillion *great* ideas, with only about 0.5% coming to fruition! I also have a full blown case of forgetfulness –...
Well, of course!
Why didn’t we think of this for our hesitant biker?
Yes!! Why didn’t we think of this for him before??!!!