Hiking Resources

Hiking Resources

Nature Walks & Hiking AllTrails AllTrails is a trail guide and map that is curated by users. You can find short walks in the woods, bike trails and long, difficult hikes. Create a free account so you can save favorites. I have a folder called “hikes to try...
Paddling at Kimball Pond in Dunbarton

Paddling at Kimball Pond in Dunbarton

When I was a kid, my dad used to take me and my brother fishing and canoeing on Kimball Pond in Dunbarton, NH.  I have many great memories of the time we spent there, especially ice fishing with my cousins and uncles. The kids would wear ice skates while the adults...
Hiking the Presidential Traverse

Hiking the Presidential Traverse

Written by Kim’s eldest daughter, age 14 Have you ever wondered what a sunset looks like from above the clouds? I had never really thought about it until I hiked the Presidential Traverse with my family. We had planned on hiking the traverse from Madison Hut to...
Las Vegas with Kids

Las Vegas with Kids

Our travels from Sedona, AZ to the Grand Canyon took us by Las Vegas, so we decided to stop and check it out since the kids and my mom had never been. To go from visiting National Parks to Las Vegas, Nevada was a pretty serious shock to the system. To say the kids...
Backcountry Camping With Kids

Backcountry Camping With Kids

Our girls were 9 and 11 when we took them on their first backcountry camping adventure. We set out to hike Mount Isolation which is 14 miles round trip. The plan was to hike in, set-up camp, hike to the summit the next day and then head out. That was one plan anyway....