

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
Last weekend, my 3-year-old woke up asking, “Mommy, when can we go camping?” As someone who spends her career (at the REI Outdoor School) trying to get families outside, I couldn’t help but smile. This summer, I have been working on getting my 3- and 6-year-old girls outside camping, hiking and exploring as much as possible. We’ve found there is nothing more enticing than moments by the fire roasting and eating s’mores. I learned as soon as we got to the campground that my 3-year-old’s ...
Posted by RebeccaB on August 25, 2010 5:02 PM & Tagged Outdoor Alliance for Kids, Outdoors, REI Outdoor School, family, kids, moving outdoors in nature act, national wildlife federation and no child left inside act | permalink | Comments
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