Trail to Peak: The Adventurous Path
Hiking, Exploring, Travel & Adventure
Category: Travel with Children
Jura Canyon Playground
Jura Creek Canyon is an amazing place to take young children. The fun part of the first canyon is just minutes away from the trailhead, so even the youngest, smallest feet can make it there. And when you get there… well, let’s just say… Continue Reading “Jura Canyon Playground”
What I Want To Be When I Grow Up
Fancy talking about what I want to be when I grow up at a time like this… our daughter has just finished her university undergrad degree. She’s the one growing up, not me… right? In many ways, my baby IS grown up. After her last… Continue Reading “What I Want To Be When I Grow Up”
Snapshot: Camera Magic
Have you seen this headlining photo on the Snapshots section of my blog website? Wondered where it was from and when I’d get to its story? Well, today’s your lucky day! We island hopped our way up the Pacific coastline of Southern Thailand, meeting… Continue Reading “Snapshot: Camera Magic”
Snapshot: Life Upon Life Upon Life
Layer upon layer upon layer upon layer of incredible plant life. That’s what I remember most from our time spent in the wonderfully atmospheric cloud forest of Santa Elena in Costa Rica. We had been to rainforests in Asia prior to this trip, and… Continue Reading “Snapshot: Life Upon Life Upon Life”
Snapshot: The Art of Bonding Over Slug Slime
What is hand sanitizer good for? Slime. Oozing, can’t-wash-it-off slime. Trust me on this one: it is the perfect antidote to an afternoon spent slug sliming yourself. Soap and water just can’t touch the gross stuff that leaks out of a banana slug. It clings… Continue Reading “Snapshot: The Art of Bonding Over Slug Slime”
Snapshot: Taman Negara, Malaysia
Excerpt: “For us, this trip was a very big deal. And I’d be kidding myself if I said we weren’t a little nervous! Friends and family thought we were brave & a bit nuts (at best) and careless & reckless (at worst). But as we came to realize during this trip and others that followed over the next decade and a half, we really had nothing to fear. Things work out. Lessons are learned. You meet great people. The world becomes more fascinating. And the fabric of who we are weaves itself more richly in the process.” Read more
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Trail to Peak: The Adventurous Path 