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Tag Archives: Kid Hikes
Squirrel on Mt. Magazine (part 1)
Thursday, driving Squirrel to school, he laid his criteria down upon me. When I pitched the initial idea of a daddy-date, I really was thinking I’d be on the hook for some animatronic pizza and maybe seeing a new Marvel … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Backpacking with Kids, Mt. Magazine State Park, Nature, Trip Report
Tagged Backpacking, Hiking, Kid Hikes, Nature, Parenting, Spring, TripReport
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2015 – Bear Bait & Squirrel make a resolution
Isn’t even New Years yet, but this is worth blogging about. I’ve written over the past few years about me ‘n the boys. Momma for the most part has been content to let us go do our wilderness thing. But … Continue reading
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Tagged ArkansasTrails, Backpacking, Hiking, Kid Hikes, Parenting
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Learning from tragedy
Around mid-January, a news story caught my attention. A dad and his two sons, out on the Ozark Trail in Missouri. Just a day hike, on a day that started out in the 60’s. Rain comes in, gets colder. Dark … Continue reading
“. . it’s a wonder I can think at all.”
I have some leave coming up that I have to take, about three days. The last three of the week. February is one of my favorite times to hike and we’ve had such mild weather lately that it has been … Continue reading
Raising boys
I’ll admit, I don’t always feel like I have a handle on fatherhood. That initial shock I felt as I drove Bear Bait home from the hospital – you know, that terrifying realization that they just gave an infant … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking with Kids, Devil's Eyebrow, Random Off-Trail Musings
Tagged ArkansasTrails, Backpacking, Kid Hikes, Nature, Parenting
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Exploring Devil’s Eyebrow
We’ve had a long run of beautiful, Spring-like days this Winter. Momma had signed up to jump in Beaver Lake for the Polar Bear Plunge and there was no way I was going to hang out lake-side in the cold … Continue reading
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Tagged ArkansasTrails, Kid Hikes, Nature, Parenting, TripReport
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Homecoming
It isn’t often I go back to my home town, but this past break I spent 5 days there. At my family’s recommendation, I booked all five days at what they told me was the best hotel Inn in the … Continue reading
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Tagged ArkansasTrails, Kid Hikes, Nature, Parenting, TripReport
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From the mouth of Bear Bait . . .
Momma was hugging up Bear Bait yesterday afternoon while he was vegging out on the couch, recuperating from the hike and catching up on his cartoon time. He isn’t a very physically affectionate type, but he endures it manfully from … Continue reading
BHT – October 1st & 2nd
Sunday, 10/2/11 Day 2 Woke up in the best way imaginable. Cocooned in a pocket of dark warmth, cold enough to almost-but-not-quite see my breath outside. Forest noises. The sound of Kat bringing the fire back to life. The boys … Continue reading
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Tagged ArkansasTrails, Backpacking, Devil's Den State Park, Kid Hikes, Nature, Parenting, TripReport
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Butterfield Hiking Trail – October 1st & 2nd
Saturday, 10/1/11 Day 1 Every season that isn’t Summer is my favorite season to hike. At least at the beginning, anyway. I’m all excited about the new weather patterns and the new foliage make-over it brings. Near the end, I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged ArkansasTrails, Backpacking, Devil's Den State Park, Kid Hikes, Nature, Parenting, TripReport
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