Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
We love hiking. We hope our baby girl grows up to love hiking too. When she was only 5 weeks old we introduced her to some of Southern Utah’s most exciting slot canyons, Spooky and Peek-a-boo. (Near Escalante Utah down Hole in the Rock Road and great gateway canyons to the sport of hiking)
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| Spooky and Peek-a-boo aren't technical (no rope needed) but a hand is always helpful |
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| The debut of my brother in law Marshall on my blog. He stole my little sister and married her 10 years ago. I'm over it. really. |
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| My cute Mom and my cute Sister |
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| Baby G wasn't too into the scenery. |
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| Not too into the scenery, but happy to smile at Dad! |
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| My new desktop photo. |
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Some of the more manageable twists of the canyon.
Spencer was pretty sick of my taking pictures every 2 steps. |
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| watch those curves. |
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| Arwen and Eden |
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| Baby G and me! |
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| Sisters and babies |
How old were your kids when you started them hiking? My parents dragged us on many a hike when we were little, but it wasn't till college that I really enjoyed it and started going on my own.
Any tips for training young hikers? Do share!
4 comments:
We are hiking junkies too. Our kids were anywhere from 2 -6 weeks old when we first hiked with them and they hike under their own power around 2.5/3. My oldest taught us an important lesson when she was 4 and hiked to Delicate Arch with us. Poor thing had blisters on her feet from shoes that were a bit too new. Good shoes and start em young! Y'all are well on your way to creating a good hiker!:)
I'm glad we did it. I would do it again. Hikers rule!!!
Next time more water. Much more water. Baby G rules!
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