Outdoor Inspiration for August

Our monthly post to highlight the best writing and most useful tips written by Outdoor Parents over the past month. We also a few other outdoor parenting related articles. Hopefully this inspires you to plan your next outdoor adventures, reflect on what you were able to accomplish over the past month, or what you learned and would do differently. Enjoy!

summer climbing with our 7 year old

Climbing:

• Why We Chose a Treadwall | Cragmama 

Hiking:

• How Far Can Kids Hike? | Tales of a Mountain Mama

School & Kids Books:

• 1000 Hours Outside School Handbook | 1000 Hours Outside
• 25 Books About Simple Outdoor Adventures | Colorado Parent

Travel:

• 10 Reasons to Travel While Your Kids Are Young | Becoming Minimalist 
• "Go North" This Summer With a Camper or RV | AK on the GO

Winter Preparation:

• Why We Need Cross Country Skiing | The Brave Ski Mom

​General:

• Nature for All: The Groups Bringing Inclusion Outdoors | KQED 
• Cultivating a Love of Adventure in Homebody Kids | Run Wild My Child
• A Kid's Perspective on 2020 and Quarantine | Outside Online
• Challenging the White Narrative of Conservation | Melanin Basecamp
• A Homecoming in the Outdoors | Latino Outdoors
• Your Money Might Be Working Against the Environment | Outside Online