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Happy Sunday
The autumn is so beautiful right now, I can’t believe my eyes. Just a quick glimpse of what we saw on our way to our last week’s trail head: Don’t sit there and look at your computer: go outside...
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Sunday Snapshot
Just one beautiful snapshot from our camping spot this weekend. After downpours through Moab on Friday morning, we got to our camping spot just in time for this wonderful sight. Hope you’re enjoying...
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Half Marathon Finishers!
Does anyone else find a 13 year old two time half marathon finisher amazing?! I would never have considered running one mile for fun when I was a teenager, let alone train for and run a half...
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Happy Sunday
We headed south out of a big snow storm to spend this weekend hiking in alternating snow squalls and bright, windy sunshine. This picture was taken looking down the Waterpocket fold from the top of...
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Upper Muley Twist — Capitol Reef National Park
Upper Muley Twist, in Capitol Reef National Park, should definitely be rated one of the most scenic. After all, how often do you hike past 10 arches in 6 miles? Last weekend, with snow flurries and...
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5 Ways to Encourage Teens to Enjoy Hiking
While parents of toddlers long for the day that their kids will “just walk!” beside them, making hiking easier, parents of teenagers have their own challenges to face. As kids grow older and more...
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And Winter is Finally Here
We’ve been in the “blahs” of winter without any snow . . . until today. Snow season has finally arrived. Ready for some snow shoeing or cross country skiing anyone? Just one of the ways I plan to...
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Winter Fun: Snowshoeing with Kids
The weather broke here, for a minute, and instead of highs in the 10s we had a high of 40 degrees on Friday. We grabbed our opportunity to go try out snowshoeing. A local town has arranged a yurt in...
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Ocean Science at the Beach
This post could be subtitled “Why we count beach vacations as school days.” One of the things I love about teaching my children at home is being able to recognize the real learning that comes about in...
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Last Day of School 2013
Last Thursday was our last day of “school.” I put it in quotation marks because we continue doing school during the summer, we just don’t call it school. During the summer, we do a math lesson or two...
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