So you are getting out hiking and not just a little, a lot! It's always hard to decide whether a frame or a soft carrier will do the trick when you are getting out there. I usually suggest if you aren't super serious about your hiking and it's just a hike here and there to consider renting a frame carrier from a local shop. A lot of sporting good stores will carry baby backpacks.
However if yo...
I grew up in a small (and VERY active) town in Alaska. Growing up, everyone participated in every sport, simply to have enough people to field an entire team. I was extremely athletic but I never thought I was a “good” athlete because I was always chasing the faster kids. Until I reached high school where it turned out that the kids I was chasing actually had the potential to become elite athle...
Katie Ellis is from our Hike it Baby Aurora, CO branch and has won the Wrapsody Wrap prize from our blog giveaway! She can't wait to use it with her son, Connor (age 2).
Where is your favorite place to be out in nature with your little one(s)?
We have so many favorites! We love to explore different places. Our favorite so far is Morrison Nature Center in Aurora.
How has helped get you out on...
In Hike it Baby Cities all across the country we post our fun hike pictures in our local FaceBook group rooms to help keep each other inspired and motivated to get out and enjoy nature. Sometimes it can seen like some of the Hike it Baby families ONLY spend time outside and make us wonder, “How do they do these events so often during the week and manage to get their household chores done?”.
Wh...
Hey Hikers! Meet Kelly, Mama to Steven (Who turns 1 year old tomorrow!) and Co-Lead of Hike it Baby Rapid City! She lead hikes in May and won the monthly prize of a Linus Onesie!
Tell us about your favorite trail.
Harney Peak, it's the highest point in the Black Hills at 7244 feet. We took Steven up there when he was just 8 weeks old.
What inspired you to lead your first HIB hike?
I had been ...
Hello Hikers! Meet Jennifer Campbell. She won a prize from our sponsors at SmartWool for leading a hike in the month of May. She hikes with her kiddos, Amy 3 and Thomas 1, with Hike it Baby Houston.
Tell us about your favorite trail!
From being a kid I have enjoyed green spaces in 47 of our great 50 states and have many favorites that I look forward to sharing with my children. For now though,...
Smoothies are the perfect family food. They’re easy to prepare, delicious, and portable—perfect snacks for pre- or post-hikes or even on the trail. They whole family loves them; they’re like sipping a mom-approved milkshake.
Smoothies are also healthy, of course, but the good news is that with a few simple tweaks we can make them even more wholesome. Here are four easy ways to make your smooth...
What an amazing June it has been! Thanks to American Hiking Society organizing National Trails Day we really kicked it all off with 130 hikes on June 6th. On that day we recorded 1632 hikers on trail with us for 110 of our hikes (22 didn't record how many hikers!) so that's a pretty impressive number.
We are having a strong impact on the trail with clean up, consciousness and inspiring familie...
Congratulations to Michelle Moniaci from Hike it Baby Detroit! She entered her children in the HiB30 March Challenge photo contest. Her #coveredbaby photo won a jacket extender from Warm Baby - perfect for winter in Michigan!
Tell us about your favorite hike in the world!
My favorite hike is the world is my next hike. There is always so much to explore and experience outside.
Favorite Hike it...
Meet Liz! She and her son are members of Hike it Baby Portland. They competed in the HiB30 March Challenge and won Hi-Tec Hiking Boots! Congratulations!
Tell us about your favorite hike in the world
As a young adult it was the Presidential Ridge in New Hampshire's White Mountains... a windy rock pile covered in alpine wildflowers and accessible within a couple (steep, hard) hours of hik...
