Getting your kids outside is not be the easiest task in the world. Computers, TVs, video game systems and the comfort of conditioned environments make getting the kiddos from the couch to the sunshine a chore. But, in the end, getting your kids – your entire family for that matter – outside will build some… Continue Reading
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Stump Pond Loop Trail Recap
This past weekend I was able to get out of the house and spend a few hours outside in the confines of Blydenburgh County Park. There’s a beautiful pond there called Stump Pond that has a nice five mile trail that loops around it aptly named the Stump Pond Loop Trail. This distance would be… Continue Reading
Solo Ramblings – Stump Pond Loop Trail This Weekend!
I’m looking forward to this weekend. Being that it’s my birthday weekend, I’ve been given the green light to go hiking. I typically try and spend as much time with the family as possible, but it’s not always easy to get outside AND spend time with the wife and kids. This weekend is one of… Continue Reading
Outdoor Family Fun – Five Tips To Get Everyone Involved!
Everyone who enjoys the outdoors does so on their own terms. There are people who enjoy the solitude the rural settings can provide, there are people who enjoy challenging themselves with difficult goals and there are the people who simply enjoy being outside and away from the confines of brick and drywall buildings. Having a… Continue Reading
7 Ways For the Family Man To Enjoy The Outdoors
Life is a balancing act of time and responsibilities. There’s never enough time in the day to do everything you want to do and sometime you have to be creative to enjoy your hobbies while also minding your responsibilities. So, it comes as no surprise that being an outdoorsman when you are a father and… Continue Reading
2012 Goals – The Anti-Resolution Year!
Last year, around this time, I did a four part series about how I was going to lose weight, run more, read more books and finish off my basement in 2011. Well, newsflash, I didn’t do so well. I did end 2011 with a net loss of about 20lbs which, overall, is nothing to sneeze… Continue Reading