For some reason, the words “vernal pool” sound about as thrilling as a discussion of the ferry shrimp that often live there. Seriously, it’s hard to get excited about these creatures that are hard to see and are neither cute nor fuzzy. Or, so I thought. Then I learned about sacsplash.org. This organization offers interactive experiences for kids centered around appreciating the outdoors....

I love adventures that are inspired from reading an adventure book.  I was lucky to get turned on to a book series for kids by Lisa McCottrell-Bentley called “Wright on Time“. Each book follows a the Wright family as they travel from state to state exploring something different particular to that state. Currently we are reading the book, Arizona. Our principal characters, the Wright family,...

I recently took a weekend trip with my oldest to try some skiing and snowshoeing. The snowshoeing trek was cut short by several factors – 1)  the snowshoes kept popping off my son who, admittedly, had more fun crouching and hiding while assailing me with snowballs than actually walking, 2) the path we chose didn’t really need snowshoes and 3) within less than fifteen minutes of walking, finding...