alyssa · September 16, 2013
The sunlight turned orange this morning, behind hazy mountains, and navy blue clouds. The sky was a swirl of indecision. Lightening. The smell of rain. An…
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alyssa · September 10, 2013
This last weekend my daughter ran her first 5K. She is seven. And it is funny...while brainstorming tips for helping your kid "Run Their First 5K" I came up…
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alyssa · September 5, 2013
Hi Tec has graciously allowed us to do an extended test of the Timaru Down jacket for women. We received this jacket last spring and while I enjoyed getting to…
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alyssa · September 4, 2013
Balancing kids and climbing can be quite the task. This is what a weekend at the crag looked like for 9 adults and 13 kids: After the fourth reading of "Big…
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alyssa · August 29, 2013
Kid's Love to create. It doesn't matter if it is with sticks, legos, or massive amounts of paper, glue, and stickers. So when Nike contacted us to be part of…
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alyssa · August 28, 2013
"Hey, Tom! How has the week been?" "Girl, I love your new swimsuit! Where are you guys headed after paddling?" And so the conversations continued, swirling…
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alyssa · August 27, 2013
As we walked through preparing for our first family backpacking trip I noticed something: there are a ton of articles on backpacking with kids in their teens.…
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alyssa · August 26, 2013
As small coastal towns faded into our rearview mirror, a new type of water started to dominate the landscape. Rivers. Big Rivers. And cities. So it seemed some…
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alyssa · August 25, 2013
Honestly, until this summer I haven't been all that worried about my kid's eyes when we are out adventuring in the sun. Probably more out of ignorance than…
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alyssa · August 22, 2013
In our household summer is waving a frenzied goodbye and fall is just around the corner. Everyone seems to have received the memo except the weather... It is…
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alyssa · August 21, 2013
From Lake Tahoe we jumped down I-80 towards San Francisco and stayed just north of Bodega Bay. THE DRIVE WAS BEAUTIFUL! But when we arrived we were all a…
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alyssa · August 20, 2013
To say we were ecstatic to hit the road might be an understatement And with the Hang Ten Paddle board, a host of bikes, and our running shoes all stowed \[not…
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alyssa · August 15, 2013
It took five days. FIVE days to get my"chill" on. For good or bad, I would define my family as weekend warriors. What is a weekend warrior? Well, as a family…
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alyssa · August 8, 2013
As I type this, my kids are urgently digging for treasures in the sand around camp. Sea lions are 'barking' off a nearby island. Life is good. The blog has…
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alyssa · August 2, 2013
I do some "risky" things. Climbing. Backpacking. Some might even say skiing. But not that risky. I am that person who sits down after a fun multi-pitch 5.7/5.8…
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