Who first encouraged you to go outside? Was it your parents? Mine sure did. We had a great backyard full of plants that I only recently learned were very rare and special, a North Woods habitat filled with ferns, mosses, princess trees, club moss, and nodding lady slippers. I’d make little trails in the backyard – honest, I did! – and create critters out of cardboard and string to entertain my younger sisters when they took hikes on the backyard trails. And then there was the blueberry bush, which by mid-summer was dripping with succulent berries and stood taller than me. We had a wooded lot behind us, a dense forest to get lost in, and our neighbors preserved all their trees and rocks too, so there were plenty of places to play.
National Trails Day is coming up next week, and the theme this year is “Inspiration to take in the Outdoors.” Childhood memories are a good starting point for me, but it doesn’t take much nudging anymore to get me outside. How about you?
If you need “inspiration to take in the outdoors,” the theme of this year’s National Trails Day, June 6, I’m happy to help. On June 1-5, enjoy free daily seminars with outdoor pros to get you inspired to take to the trails. Each will be at 7 PM EST and available as a webcast or call-in for you to participate and ask your own questions about getting outside.
Register now so you can get the call-in and log-in details for each seminar! http://www.lovetohike.com
Great post, it was my Grandfather who got me outdoors, fishing and camping in a cot out doors. Great memories from age 5 to my teen years. Then introducing my children to same, and now my grandchildren…now thats a full circle.
Robert(I love my Tent)Holman