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1st Year in the Woods- Part 3| Feb 19th, 2010

The final installment of Erin Kittrick’s story of the the first year with her son, Katmai. Winter Again Snow has opened up our backyard again. Nearly every day, Katmai and I wander the hills behind the yurt, sometimes on snowshoes sinking into loose powder, other times in shoes slipping on an...

Posted by outdoorparent | Feb 19th, 2010

1st Year in the Woods- Part 3...

Posted by outdoorparent | Feb 17th, 2010

1st Year in the Woods~ Part 2...

We present part 2 of Erin McKittrick’s 1st Year in the Woods Summer Luckily for Kamai, his father is a master bushwhacker. With Katmai protruding from his chest like a strange second head, Hig ducked...

Posted by outdoorparent | Feb 16th, 2010

1st Year in the Woods~ Part 1...

We have a special contributor this week. Erin McKittrick and her husband, Hig, have been hiking and adventuring for years. Now they’ve added a third to their trips, Katmai. Based out of Seldovia, AK,...

Posted by outdoorparent | Jan 18th, 2010

Mom A Running...

I am a runner. I’m not fast or talented, or even an accomplished runner. In fact, by some definitions, I’m just a jogger. But it’s how I see myself. As a runner…and a mom. As a running mom...

Posted by outdoorparent | Jan 14th, 2010

Rules for…Sledding?...

What could be more exciting to a kid than fresh snow and a sled? Skiing has been around for 7000 years, so sledding must be even older. I wouldn’t be surprised if archaeologists find a painting of a...

Posted by outdoorparent | Dec 29th, 2009

Outdoor Classroom: Blue Moon...

As you celebrate the end of the a decade, and ring in the new year, take a moment to glance your eyes skyward towards the moon. It will be full for the second time this month, making it a blue moon. I...

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