Camp Gear on Daybreak
So this morning, I was waiting in the lobby with two shopping carts of camping gear to do a segment on CW2’s Daybreak morning TV show in Denver, and the receptionist asked me to just hold up a minute....
View ArticleNature Detectives Kids Club
The first rule of hiking with kids is this: Never say “hike.” It’s a four-letter word. So earlier this week, when I took the kids on a hike to Walden Ponds, I told them we were going on an adventure....
View ArticleNature Detectives on Wheels
This summer, after a decade-long hiatus from mountain biking—and when I say mountain biking, I mean the blood-on-your-knees, dirt-in-your-teeth variety—I was thrilled to find myself navigating roots...
View ArticleIsland Camping in Maine: Part I
High Adventure on Isle au Haut In my twenties, my hiking shoes were a well-worn pair of Timberland work boots. I’d trekked in them from the Uintas to the Black Hills to the Gunks. They’ left a trail of...
View ArticleIsland Camping in Maine: Part II
High Adventure on Isle au Haut Click here to read Part I It wasn’t total deprivation. We did have a bag of those enormous oversized marshmallows, dark chocolate chips, and graham crackers. The kids...
View ArticleKeen Vail Kids Adventure Race
Adventure racing requires teamwork. What happens when serial squabblers (kids, that is) compete? My children bicker incessantly over the most inane things. Who goes first at piano lessons. Who gets the...
View ArticleAdventure Racing for Kids
From mud pits and ziplines to mountain biking and rappelling down a cliff face, this year’s kids’ adventure race at Vail boosted self esteem and suppressed the usual bellyaching. Here’s something I...
View ArticleZen and the Art of Sea Glass Collecting
Combing a pebbled-covered beach is a little like raking a Zen rock garden. I’ve discovered a new form of meditation: searching for sea glass. I’ve never been able to meditate in the traditional sense....
View Article48 Hours at Aspen Highlands
Every time I’ve skied at Aspen Highlands, it’s always been about hiking and skiing Highland Bowl. This time around, I discovered another, gentler side of the mountain. (And then... I hiked the Bowl.)
View ArticleThe Big College Drop-Off Road Trip
A last-ditch effort to cram in a little mother-son bonding before the freshman college drop-off means a camping trip and kayaking.
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