Candy hearts notwithstanding, February offers plenty of opportunities for family fun! And, depending on where you live and hike the most, February can mean lots of things. It may herald a few more months of winter … or the start of spring! Or, if you’re lucky enough to live somewhere where the weather is all over the place, it could mean both. Looking for an outdoor activity to do ...
In this article, Hike it Baby Branch Ambassador and photographer, Melissa, shares her tips and recipes for easy camping meals for kids. I don’t like to cook. Let me clarify: I don’t like to cook when I have tiny people pulling on my legs, climbing on chairs next to hot stoves or generally being on top of me in some way or form while I'm trying to provide for our survival. So th...
I learned early to layer in the winter. Growing up, I was always cold. Our house was drafty and we played outside a lot in winter. I would always ask my parents to turn up the heat. My father would promptly ask me how many layers I had on. If it was less than three, the answer was a guaranteed no.
Now that I'm a parent, I totally get the layering question. Each kid is different and will need a...
Losing a child: it’s every outdoor parent's worst nightmare – something distracts you momentarily and you turn around to find your child nowhere in sight. Calls are unanswered. A hasty search of the immediate area yields no sign of them. You don’t know where they are – and chances are they don’t know where they are either. Does your child know what to do?
They will if you take the time to prep...
Parenthood is an Adventure. Bring it Outside.
Shanti Hodges, founder of Hike it Baby, just wanted to get outside after giving birth to her son six years ago.
“When I had Mason, I knew it would feel isolating,” she says, “but I didn’t expect to feel like I had no friends or that I couldn’t get out into nature.”
Hodges knew about various acti...
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...
A year ago, Hike it Baby launched the 10,000 Women Trail Project, an initiative funded by REI's Force of Nature Grant, in an effort to get more girls and women on trail all across North America. The project offered an opportunity for women to encourage and bring other women and girls to get outside and spend more time in nature.
100 Trailblazers signed on to help get the project started and ke...
Often when we head out for our adventures we focus on our own experience and don't think about what our little one is seeing right? Well chances are they are snuggled down in their carrier sleeping and not seeing much since so many trails lull baby to sleep, but if your baby is alert, put that phone/camera away and try to look at the trail through your little person's eyes. What is he or she do...
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...
Meet Tana, Finley (4) and Caitlin (1.5)! They got out and hiked on July 25th for the Hike it Baby Hike On! event and were entered to win a prize just by registering their hike that day! Thanks to our awesome prize partners at Tifosi they won a pair of Tifosi Hagen Sunglasses!
What hike did you conquer on Saturday, July 25th? What was your favorite part of hiking that trail?
We hiked at Harrie...
