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Stage Your Own Multi-Day Bike Trip

August 26, 2013 by braveskimom

Last October, I was inspired. I was inspired to outfit the family and venture on a multi-day point-to-point backpacking trip. I even went so far as to buy a book on the Colorado Trail. Unfortunately, with a late wet spring, our window of opportunity closed before it even opened. My inspiration failed to become a […]

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Filed Under: Biking, Camping, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Adventure, Travel Tagged With: Biking, friends, travel

Best Campgrounds in North America: Western Colorado Edition

May 13, 2013 by braveskimom

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Today’s post is just one of many written by a great (amazing! incredible!) group of outdoor moms, of which I am lucky to be a part.  While I’m covering a few of our favorite campgrounds in Western Colorado, links at the end of this post will take you from Alaska to Canada and South.   […]

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Much Ado To Do Nothing (Book Review, too)

September 17, 2012 by braveskimom

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We went camping over the long Labor Day weekend. The boys started school two weeks earlier, and were, as I learned to say during my stint in England, “knackered.” Actually so were we parents. Still we had big ambitions and packed accordingly: hiking boots, mountain bikes (and all the helmets, gloves and shoes that go with […]

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Campfire Cuisine: Dutch Oven Beef Stew

July 1, 2012 by braveskimom

Today’s post was inspired by Melissa, over at Adventure Tykes. She recently asked a group of us, all of whom are outdoor bloggers, to share a favorite family camping recipe and link it back to her post. Sure, there are many, many places to find Campfire Cuisine on the Internet, but not all of them […]

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I'm Kristen, a western Colorado mom, wife and trail boss in a busy outdoor family. Our family has a passion for skiing and my goal is to provide information to help other families enjoy their skiing adventures. Whether you have tiny toddlers just learning to slide or grown children with whom you're planning a reunion, you're in the right place. Cheers!

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