Our kids went on their first backpacking trip at 3 and 5 years old, a ¾-mile forested hike to a beach on the Olympic Peninsula where we pitched tents on the sand and spent days hiking the shoreline ...

There’s something magical about introducing young children to the great outdoors through hiking trails. As a mom who’s turned countless potential outdoor disasters into memorable adventures with my ...

Hiking with kids . . . is fun . . . seriously it can be! When we started full-time traveling, we weren’t a big hiking family so it took us some time to figure out how best to hike as a family. We have ...

Taking on three of the most remote and rugged long-distance trails of America would be a challenge for any hiker.Taking on three of the most remote and rugged long-distance trails of America would be ...

Shortly after my daughter Magnolia turned five, my wife and I took her hiking in Frisco, Colorado on one of our favorite trails. Over the years we’ve lugged her along the six-mile out-and-back using a ...

Pick a reasonable hike. Kids are full of energy, but don’t overdue it. I’ve read a rule of thumb is a kid can hike as many miles as the years they are old. Pick one spot in the mountains, get there ...

(CNN) — Taking on three of the most remote and rugged long-distance trails of America would be a challenge for any hiker. But attempting to hike them with several young children in tow – well that’s a ...

Normally at this time of the year, I am hustling along some absurdly long trail, trying to get from one end of the country to another at three miles per hour. But my wife and hiking partner, Tina, ...

Thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is no easy task. The 2,653-mile trail snakes through three states (California, Oregon and Washington), with challenging terrain from the remote desert to the High ...