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5 Tips for Getting Out More and Staying Out Longer With Your Kids

April 9, 2021 Adventures in Off Time

We believe in the power of wild places, real adventure, and a loose interpretation of those terms! Here’s an article we wrote to help more people get outside longer and more often. We believe we are all one walk away from helping make our world a better place!


Get Out and Stay Out!

by Katie Wolpert

If you have young kids, a wilderness adventure might seem like more trouble than it’s worth. But if you keep an open mind, have reasonable expectations, and follow a few simple guidelines, it is absolutely worth it, every single time.

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When you let your kids run ahead to peek around the bend, clamber around on boulders, hide in the bushes, and surprise each other along the way, your adventure might continue much longer than you imagined. Even if it doesn’t, you’ll have tons of fun along the way. Keeping the energy high is important for adventurers of all ages. Don’t kill the momentum. Stroke the stoke. When the enthusiasm bubbles over, more motivation and exploration ensue. If you kill the energy early in an attempt to ‘save it for later,’ that ethereal mist of excitement will quickly blow away in the morning breeze.

Read the full article at Highland-Outdoors.com >>

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