You and your children should wear multiple layers of clothing that provide various levels of protection against sweat, heat loss, wind and potentially snow. Layering works because the type of clothing you select for each stratum serves a different function, such as wicking moisture or shielding against wind.
Hiking season isn’t over just because temperatures have dropped and snow has fallen. The fact is, winter hiking offers several advantages over summer for day hiking.
Among Yosemite National Park’s iconic sights that can be day hiked to is Vernal Fall. The 2.4-miles round trip Mist Trail leads to the 317-foot Yosemite Valley waterfall.
Paths alongside lakes and rivers are particularly good as many animals will come to the waterbody to drink. Trails alongside or through meadows also are excellent, for they offer wide open spaces to spot animals grazing in the distance or flying overhead.
Just a few miles south of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin’s largest metro area flows the highest waterfall in either state. Short overlook trails in Wisconsin’s Pattison State Park offer a variety of scenic views of Big Manitou Falls.
Many of the Grand Canyon national park’s trails head into the backcountry by going up and down steep canyon sides, offering fantastic adventures for backpackers.
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How do you know what trail is best for children to hike? Maybe you may live near a park or national forest and pass a trail on your way to work or when running errands. You may have overheard other hikers or parents talking about them. Even then, you probably don’t know much about those trails or if they’re right for you and your family.
Ah, summer – brilliant blue skies, the warm golden sun – perfect for a day hike with the kids. And also perfect for a couple of significant injuries that sort sneak up on your children: sunburn and heat exhaustion and heat stroke. No worries, though. With a little preparation, these two common summer ailments easily can be avoided. Should the injury occur despite your best efforts, they also can be treated.
Even if you get yourself motivated to go, the kids’ calls to instead go to the local water park may drown out your announcement that a family hike is planned this weekend.
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