10 Fun Hiking Activities to Keep Kids Engaged and Interested
Hiking is one of the best family activities, but how to make hiking fun for kids? Are there any fun hiking activities that will keep your child engaged and interested? It could be sometimes nerve wrecking because you know that any minute kids might start whining, saying that they are bored, they start asking how much longer, they are tired, they want to turn around and go back, they lost interest. And there you are, in the middle of the trail, trying your best to keep them entertained, keeping their spirits up and as a result, when you are done hiking, you don’t feel like you enjoyed the trail and…
Hiking Etiquette: Guidelines to Follow for a Better Trail Experience
Reconnecting with nature has been proven beneficial for the mental health of humans, those strange creatures who so often hide themselves away in concrete jungles instead of breathing the clean air and taking in the Earth’s natural beauty. However, even hiking can lose its enjoyability when hikers don’t follow hiking etiquette, turning this relaxing and tranquil pastime into a frustrating march through forest glens and mountain passes. What is Etiquette? Hiking etiquette, or trail etiquette, is common courtesy. In the same way we refrain from doing certain things indoors, such as yelling, because it bothers others, we restrain ourselves from doing certain things on a hike to make the experience…