While National Trails Day may have been the first Saturday in June, you don’t need a reason to go outdoors and hit the trails. You’ve gotta be tired of being cooped up in the house.
The same goes for me. I need zero reasons other than the thought of distractions for the kids. From the West Coast to the East Coast, if there is a trail to be hiked, my crew will seek it out.
Despite that, there are many reasons to hit a trail; fresh air, the smell of dew and dirt, the pleasant noise of birds, squirrels and other critters sounding off and scurrying around. Don’t get me started on the sights! Lush shades of green leaves, yellow stripped bees, and red blossoms.
Nope, I don’t need one extra reason to hit a trail. But, perhaps you do? So I’ll give you one more.
NAP TIME
I’ll go out on a “limb” and say your kids have energy for DAYS. We have to be creative with ways to help them burn that energy off. Having an obnoxious one year old and loud four-year-old, once we’ve played in the yard once or twice for the week, it’s time to switch it up.
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