A few weeks ago my branch had a Mama whose car ran out of gas. At the end of the hike her car wouldn’t start. We were about 45 miles from town and without cell service. To make a long story short we were able to get in touch with her husband who brought up a full can of gas.
The specific details of this event aren’t all that important, but what’s important is to realize that we need to be prepa...
What's in your trunk when you hit the road to go for a hike? As the rain starts and the temperature drops, it is time to add a little more safety to your adventures. Finding a frozen waterfall, snowshoeing through silent old growth forest with your family, or watching 20 foot breakers crash on the beach far outweighs camping out on the sofa under natural spectrum lights. If you are headed out t...
One thing that I love about the wilderness is the great unknown. On any given day you never know what you’re going to encounter or what you’re going to see.
Last summer my uncle was mountain biking along trails that I frequently hike with my children. It was a beautiful summer day and he rode right past a mountain lion. He looked a the mountain lion, the mountain lion looked at him and then jus...
Earlier this summer I was on a hike with my kids. I wanted to move down the trail, I was craving speed and distance.
But, my 3 year old had something else on his mind. We had been talking about what to do if he got lost that morning. He had watched a YouTube video about the ‘Hug a Tree’ method after breakfast so being lost was on his mind.
All of a sudden he stopped in the middle of the trail ...
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We are in the home stretch of the Hike it Baby 30! It's been such a fun month and amazing to see you all get out there and after it! We can't believe how hard everyone charged in spite of cold weather drops, rain, sick babies and vacations.
Here's what I learned from the Hike it Baby 30
I hike more miles than I thought I hike!
I am more likely to walk somewher...
YOU & YOUR BABY DID IT. We are still working out the numbers but we are close to 10,000 miles logged by over 300 families for the first Hike it Baby 30! And this was only the beginning! Get ready for challenge number 2!
What an awesome fun month of hiking we all had. Whether you made it 10 miles or 100, the great part is you got out there. Having other people to inspire you and encourage y...
We all love Hike it Baby because it gets us out into nature with our babies and lets us make friends with others who understand what life with baby is all about. Those benefits alone are great rewards and provide a lot of satisfaction. Did you know that you can get even more benefits from Hike it Baby in the form of cool prizes??
If you lead hikes or are a branch lead, you are entered into mon...
One month of hiking with over 300 families and almost 10,000 miles covered. What a fun adventure we all had. What started as a random quick idea on a hike by Hike it Baby Portlander Beth Silva while out on the Wildwood trail with her daughter Ramona, became a much bigger idea embraced by Hike it Baby families nationwide.
For the first time we all connected beyond just our area and got to see H...
We thought it would be fun for the month of December to profile different Hike it Baby 30 Challengers from around the country so you all can get to know each other's stories better! We are leading this off with Megan Lucas who hiked well over the 30 miles for the challenge last month with two kids. She and her husband can be found hiking weekly somewhere around the Portland area with their two ...
We thought it would be fun to profile some of our lucky winners we have had around the country in our Hike it Baby branches! Annie and her son Neko got entered to win our Lead-a-Hike contest in October by leading fun hikes in Ann Arbor, Michigan! She was the lucky winner of a pair of Footbalance Footbeds! These footbeds are a great way to keep your feet happy during those long hikes! Congratula...
