Mountain Family Doesn’t Stop Exploring When Kids Enter the Picture
Junji Itagaki and I were backcountry skiing from Mount Washington’s summit last week, and descended down Ammonoosuc Ravine when we passed by family encamped in the base of the ravine. They were still setting up camp in a safe area, off to the side of the avalanche zone, when I asked them for a short interview.
The families in many cultures don’t stop going outside, hiking or backcountry skiing in the mountains when their children are born. They intentionally introduce their children to camping, hiking and skiing. Here’s a great example of that in New England….
Tags: BackCountry skiing, Last Child in the Woods, Mountain Spirit, Richard Louv, Skiing with kids, winter Camping with children
07/04/2010 at 17:18 |
Goose-bumps. Thanks for the great message to all of us. “Recreation doesn’t end when you have children.”
07/04/2010 at 18:04 |
Thanks for the comment. Pretty inspiring eh?