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July Outdoor Goal Review for a Healthy Life
July was a month of the outdoors. We explored new areas as a family, started new challenges, and spent over 200 hours outside (including a week of camping). We made a lot of…
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June Review of Healthy Outdoor Goals
June truly felt like summer in New York! We had some hot and humid days, scattered thunderstorms, and a lot of fun. Although the world seemed to fall apart a little more, I…
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Kindness: What Nature Can Teach Us
Nature is cruel. True or False? This is my least favorite saying since it is so incredibly false and leads to a lot of misconceptions about the natural world. The fact is that…
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Outdoor Goals Review: February
Another month has passed and it’s time to check in on my outdoor goals. How much time have we spent playing outside? Have I been walking enough? What hikes did we do? February…
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Florida: 3 Wild Days with Kids in Bradenton/Sarasota
We did it! Our first official family vacation with two kids. Let me tell you, traveling as a family isn’t easy. My kids were (almost) 4 and 16 months and it was a…
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Goals January Check In
I’ve been looking forward to a year full of hiking. Out on the trails, I can connect with my kids and myself and so I set some very attainable goals (and some loftier…
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High Sierra Shirt: Outdoor Style made Social
Style can be a conversation starter. This is true, no matter where you are, including out on the mountain. I have met some of the best people hiking on the mountain. Making these…
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Califf Life Creations: The Evolution of My Brand
Life is a series of evolutions. As we grow older, we grow wiser and therefore, we change. I have grown and evolved and so have my priorities. The things that are most important…
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Child-Led Exploration
Ela Wild here, back with another installment of “What Nature Can Teach Us.” This month, we are talking about the benefits of child-led exploration. How it develops observational skills and helps us slow…
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Hiking with Toddlers – How to Protect from Ticks and More
Nature has so much to offer kids. There are countless learning opportunities from finding shapes to climbing rocks (great for gross motor skills). All this achieved through play! Hiking is a perfect outdoor…
