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Tag: family adventure

Preparing to Hike the Wonderland Trail with kids

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Jess Connell

Last summer, we hiked the Wonderland Trail with our 7 kids (ages 14 down to 18 months). The Wonderland is a 93-mile loop trail around Mount Rainier, with 22,000 feet of elevation gain. People have taken anywhere from 20 hours to 15 days to hike the entire thing. We did it in 12 days. Here’s…

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Best Easy, Tasty Backpacking Meals for Your Next Adventure

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Jess Connell

We learned a lot last summer when we backpacked the 93-mile Wonderland Trail, including: how to cook on a tiny stove (smaller than the size of our hands) with white gas how to make really TASTY one-pot meals, from grocery-store-bought food how to condense food and packages into easily-transportable portions If you’re learning about hiking, or wanting some…

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