This summer, due to various circumstances, we decided to become a one-car family, temporarily, from early summer until fall. We live in Portland so it's an easy transition. Luckily, the roads have special bike lanes and whole streets are dedicated to only bikes. While I know this isn’t the case everywhere, we see this trend growing – especially electric bikes. Many cities are embracing biking a...
Deciding to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail (AT) didn't happen overnight for us. We had been dreaming of thru-hiking for almost 10 years; we just never imagined that the best time in life to do so would be after we had our first baby, Ellie.
From the time our daughter was two months old, we started hiking regularly as a family. But hiking wasn't anything new for me and Derrick. In fact, the ou...
Looking for that perfect hike in Delaware for young children? Whether you’re new to hiking with your baby or toddler, or you’re looking for a new trail to explore, the Hike it Baby community is a valuable resource for finding family hiking trails around the country. In this article, our community shares three scenic hikes in Delaware to explore with babies and young children.
Gordons Pond Trail...
Getting out on a long hike or an overnight backpacking trip can bring a huge sense of accomplishment and create lasting memories. While these are things you want to last long after your hike is over, the feeling of, well, funk is one you want to ditch after your hike. From what to wear to how to recover, the Hike it Baby community offered some insight into how to stay fresh and clean on trail a...
Thinking back to my childhood, I have very fond memories of visiting my mother’s family in New York and bringing a bag of stale bread crumbs to the local “watering holes” to feed the numerous ducks. This was a treat for my siblings and me since we didn’t see ducks often. I don’t ever remember seeing signs that warned against feeding the wildlife (though these signs tend to be invisible to kids ...
When my son, Mason, was born, I didn’t have very many friends with kids, so like many new moms, I joined a wonderful new mama group that I loved, but most of our time was spent indoors. No sooner had I joined when I began spending most of my time there daydreaming about being outside.
One day, my wanderlust got the best of me, and I asked a few women if they wanted to go walk with me in Fores...
If you’re struggling with a fussy child who never seems to sleep, know that you’re not alone. When Anka Trifan’s first son was born, she and her husband, Ezechiel, found that hiking became their saving grace to keeping the calm in their household. “Our child had almost two personalities,” she says. “Indoors, he was very demanding and then we would go outside and he was an angel. I felt like we ...
Whether you’re new to hiking with your baby or toddler, or you’re looking for a new trail to explore, the Hike it Baby community is a valuable resource for finding family hiking trails around the country. In this article, we share three unique hikes in California to explore with babies and young children.
Hiking with young children (under five years old) is different from hiking with school-ag...
When my family relocated to Vermont in the Spring of 2017, we suddenly found ourselves with a ton of free time. Being about 400 miles from our closest friends and family; our weekends were no longer jam packed with birthday parties, engagement parties, baby showers, and family dinners. One of the things we couldn’t wait to do, with all of this new found free-time, was hike. And with the Appalac...
For many families, summer is synonymous with road trips. Regardless of the total miles of pavement, one of the many things to consider is what your family is going to eat while on the road. With the cost of drive-thrus and gas station stops quickly adding up, it’s important to plan ahead, so you’re ready when hunger strikes and you might need to curb the kiddos’ munchies.
I'm sure other famili...
