We had a great day today, hiking up to Rattlesnake Ledges (no snakes there!) I’ll get a proper report up soon, but here’s a photo from the day for now. It was great to get out on a hike, and enjoy the sunshine.… Continue Reading
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Find Me Now on Facebook
Just popping in real quick this evening to let you know I finally created a Facebook page for The Hiker Mama. It’s about time, I do spend a lot of time there already. Click the widget over in the sidebar, or follow the link: https://www.facebook.com/TheHikerMama. It will be good to have somewhere to share the fun…… Continue Reading
Gifts for Nature Kids
Just popping in late this evening to let you know about my latest article for ParentMap. It’s got a bunch of ideas for gifts to give to your nature-loving children. If your kids are interested in birding, stargazing, camping, gardening, or rockhounding, I’ve got ideas for kits you can make to encourage them. My kids…… Continue Reading
Life On Ice
Last Monday I had the chance to go see a presentation called Life on Ice. You may have heard of this family, Bretwood “Hig” Higman and Erin McKittrick. They live in Alaska with their two young children, and run a non-profit called Ground Truth Trekking. The talk that they gave was about a trek they…… Continue Reading
Monroe Swift Night Out
We sat on the lawn of the old school, watching the tiny black birds swirl around the tall, brick chimney. The sun was setting, turning the feathery clouds and haze from eastern fires pastel pinks and oranges. More and more birds appeared, as if from nowhere, somehow knowing where to congregate for the evening. The…… Continue Reading
Puget Sound Bird Fest coming up!
Just popping in here real quick to let you local folks know about the Puget Sound Bird Fest coming up this weekend in Edmonds. We’ll be there for Saturday’s events. We’ve gone a few times before, and really enjoyed ourselves. This year it seems they have even more events for children. For a complete run-down,…… Continue Reading
Green Lake Star Party
Last weekend we got to go to a Star Party at Green Lake to do a review for ParentMap. It was really fun! We got there just as the sun was going down, and the bats were coming out. A couple of folks from the Seattle Astronomical Society set up their telescopes for the general…… Continue Reading
Star Gazing
Last night we let the kids stay up past their bedtimes to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower. My parents live in a rural area, so we were able to see more stars than our home in the city. We brought out chairs and blankets, popcorn and fake m&m’s. The air was warm still from our…… Continue Reading
Busy living the adventure…
There’s a blogging mama I follow who talks about being so busy living the adventure that it’s hard to have time to write about the adventure. (Her name is Renee Tougas of FIMBY and she is fabulous.) That’s how I’ve felt the past week as we’ve done some fun things and have barely had time…… Continue Reading
National Parks Free on Saturday, June 9, 2012
Several times a year the national parks host days where you can get into the parks for free. Parks like Mt. Rainier and Olympic National Park have entrance fees for much of the year, and it’s nice to take advantage of the times you don’t have to pay. For more information, check out the NPS…… Continue Reading