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100 Best Hikes with Kids in Colorado–94 To Go

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FAMILY TRAVEL

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Destination: Colorado

Book: Best Hikes With Kids Colorado (2012) by Maureen Keilty

By Jennifer Close

With the snow (mostly) gone around Denver, we have been hiking together as a family just about every Sunday.

 

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Meadow-Castle Loop at Mount Falcon Park (Hike #15 in book). Photo from Jennifer Close.
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An Epic Family Bike Trip Across the Americas

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Family Travel

By Jennifer Close

Family Bike Trip in Andes
“Nearing the top of our very first big climb into the Andes. We were terrified of that climb, but made it!”

 

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Destination: North American and South America Bike Ride

Book: Changing Gears: A Family Odyssey to the End of the World by Nancy Sathre-Vogel (NEW 2013)

Over one thousand days.

That is how long it took the Vogel Family to bike from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to the end of the world in Argentina, as related in Changing Gears. While that sounds like absolutely no fun to me (let’s face it…I don’t even like a bike trip around the neighborhood), I did find myself identifying with Nancy Sathre-Vogel and her struggles to be the best mother that she could be. Continue reading An Epic Family Bike Trip Across the Americas →

A Father and Son Bike Across Japan

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Destination: Japan

Book: Rising Son: A Father and Son’s Bike Adventure Across Japan by Charles R. Scott (New, February 2013)

Japanese Temple
Sho throwing a ball in front of Japanese Shrine

Beware the conclusions you draw when visiting another culture.  For one thing, your experience of a place can change drastically depending on your mode of transportation. Continue reading A Father and Son Bike Across Japan →