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July 2015 Lead a Hike Prize Winners!!

Congratulations to Charissa Wylie from Houston, Texas and Misty Hunnell from Fairbanks, Alaska for winning our July Lead-a-Hike Contest. Charissa won a new Byer of Maine Easy Traveller Hammock while Misty won a Vanguard Sedona 51 Backpack . Leading a hike is fun and easy! You could be next months winner so get out and lead today! hikeitbaby.com/submit-a-hike

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HIB 30 Winner Profile - Cheryl Turnbaugh

Meet Cheryl! She competed in the HiB30 Challenge this June and won a Skida Nordic Headband.  She, 2-year old Keva, and 4-month old hiked more than 80 miles with HiB Seattle! Was this your first Challenge? If yes, how did it motivate you to get outdoors? If this was not your first Challenge, how was it different from your previous experience? I felt compelled to try and log something everyday I...

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HiB30 Winner Profile- Andrea Gardner

Meet Andrea! She competed in the HiB30 Challenge this June and won packing cubes from our sponsors at Eagle Creek. She and Calvin (14 months) hiked around 60 miles with the HiB Anchorage group! Was this your first Challenge? If yes, how did it motivate you to get outdoors? If this was not your first Challenge, how was it different from your previous experience? This was not my first challenge...

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Family Comes First When Making New Memories

The other day the website was crashing and I was sitting there buried up to my ears in 502 errors (excuse the total tech talk) and wondering "wow, how are we going to fix this?" Of course Murphy's law would have it that this was all happening while trying to spend a few days somewhat offline with my family. To top it off the cell phone barely worked and the internet is intermittent. Instead of...

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HiB30 Winner Profile - Kelly Stokes

Meet Kelly! She competed in the HiB30 Challenge this June and won a Hike it Baby t-shirt! She and her kiddos, Jane and Leo (14 months), hiked 28 miles with the HiB Austin group, a seriously awesome accomplishment in the midst of facing unseasonal rains and babywearing twins in the Texas summer heat! Was this your first Challenge? If yes, how did it motivate you to get outdoors? If this was not...

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Hike On! Winners Circle - Claire Reifert

Meet Claire Reifert! She and James (15 months) participated in Hike It Baby’s July 25 Hike On! event alongside nearly 1400 other families around the world, and won an Onya Baby Carrier from our sponsor! What hike did you conquer on Saturday, July 25th? What was your favorite part of hiking that trail? We hiked the steep Multnomah Falls trail near Portland, OR. My favorite part of the hike was ...

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August Lead a Hike Prizes

Hey Hikers! Did you know that when you submit and lead a hike you are automatically entered to win a prize for that month? This month we have prizes from Prism Kites and Smartwool! So get those hikes submitted and motivate your branch to join you! If you have never lead a hike before and have questions be sure to reach out to your Branch Lead! www.hikeitbaby.com/submit-a-hike/

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Hike On! Winners Circle - Mekayla Beaver

Meet Mekayla Beaver! She and Morgan (4 months) participated in Hike It Baby’s July 25 Hike On! event alongside nearly 1400 other families around the world, and won a Thule Sapling Elite Carrier  from our sponsor! What hike did you conquer on Saturday, July 25th? What was your favorite part of hiking that trail? We hiked Bear Trail. It turned out to be too hot for us to make it far enough along...

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HiB Winner Circle - Jeri Lea Kroll

Meet ­­­­Jeri! She competed in the HiB30 Challenge this June and won a prize from our sponsors at OnyaBaby. She and AnnaGrace (age 15 mos.) hiked 40 miles respectively with HiB Livingston! Was this your first Challenge? If yes, how did it motivate you to get outdoors? If this was not your first Challenge, how was it different from your previous experience? This was our third challenge but the ...

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Overcoming Obstacles: Recovering from Injury and PTSD

I grew up in a small town in the middle of nowhere, so being outdoors was always a part of my life. When I had my first child in 2010, I knew that I wanted to share my love of hiking with my children. When she was two months old, I put her in a carrier for the first time, packed enough baby gear to last three weeks, and headed out on a short trail. When I finished that hike, I knew that hiking ...

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