A blog about being a mommy and taking kids outside.
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My parents never took us hiking when I was a kid. In fact, I never really went on a TRUE hike until I was in high school. Shameful, I know. My first hiking shoes were a pair of Hi-Tecs and I pretty much wore them to the ground. And I’ve had at least one more [...]
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Every family has traditions. They’re usually focused around holidays or other special occasions. But what about outdoor traditions? Do you have a yearly camping trip? A goal to see a new National Park each year? Ours is a simple one. Each year we go on a Mother’s Day hike. It started when Big Roo was [...]
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If you’ve read my slightly outdated About Me page, you’ll see that despite the big plans we had to be hiking maniacs after BIG Roo was born, we didn’t get around to his first hike until he was six months old. This time, despite the madness of having two kids, we managed Little Roo’s first [...]
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Trees and dirt and birds, oh my! This entire week (March 15-21) is National Wildlife Week. An entire week dedicated to getting our butts off the couch, away from the computer (oops!) and into the clean, fresh air! How much time to you spend outside with your kids? I bet you could do more, right? [...]
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So after yesterday’s post about my three travel secrets, I’m enjoying the reminiscing of my pre-kid hiking glory days. Don’t get me wrong: Big Roo and Little Roo WILL hike in the Grand Canyon with us one day, but not anytime soon (cut me some slack- Little Roo isn’t even born yet!). So here’s a [...]
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Tripbase, an online travel site, is playing an adventurous game of blog tag and I’ve been tagged! My mission: write about three of your favorite “secret” places – somewhere obscure that is truly out of this world. Their goal: create a fantastic list of travel tips from bloggers all over the world. In my attempt [...]
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I came across this awesome link today on Twitter from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. They have lots of information of things to do during the Holidays in North Carolina, like Christmas at Biltmore Estate, The Polar Bear Express and the National Gingerbread House Competition and Display. Honestly, I doubt I’ll be able to [...]
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For the longest time, whenever we’d go hiking I’d take snapshots of just scenery and more scenery. But then, I’d get home, upload my pics and wonder, were we even there? I started realizing I could have just bought a postcard for the same effect. So, I’ve gotten more creative over the years with my [...]
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When I started this blog a month ago, one of my goals was to review NC hiking trails that we trek to. Well, I haven’t been hiking this month! My head is down in shame, just so you know and can feel sorry for me. From seriously crappy weather to a family emergency that took us [...]
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When Daddy Roo and I were considering our move to North Carolina, our love of all things outdoorsy factored into our decision (along with all the things normal people focus on like cost-of-living, job market, etc.). I mean I seriously went to REI’s website and checked how many REI stores were in town. I figured [...]
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I’m Melissa. Most people call me Mel. I’m a mama to two boys and a lover of all things outdoors. I'm a marketing ninja who hearts good grammar. I also love Twitter, my Mac and all things techy.
This is Daddy Roo. We met in 1995, got married in 2000 and had Big Roo seven years later. Yeah, we like to take our time. Daddy Roo plays soccer, loves cooking more than I do and takes sarcasm to a level few people can. He’s awesome.
Big Roo is our 3-year-old ball of energy. He’s all boy except for the pink bear he carries around. I embrace the contradiction. He’s already a fan of hiking and camping.
The youngest of the Roo family. He’s already been on two hikes and loves gazing up at the trees from the comfort of his Baby Bjorn.
