[at-l] New Hiker

[daveh at psknet.com (Dave Hicks)]

Right on, Coosa.

I wish I had picture of my kids in the woods during our early age camping.

However, I do of the granddaughters.

One of mine granddaughters started backpacking [or was that being
backpacked] at eight months.

My daughter packed her.  I packed the rest.  For weekender w/ shelter stops
it was great.  Glad I didn't have to carry enough tents for all of us, also.

See: http://friends.backcountry.net/hatt/at003e07.jpg for her first night in
a shelter.

As for my kids, we did a bunch of canoe camping early on.  With a canoe, I
could "carry" enough for the four of us.

Another option for those in the mid -atlantic is the C&O Canal "by bike"
once they are old enough to petal five miles, or so.  Use a bike trailer
behind the adult for the gear.  The kids just have to pedal themselves from
site to site.  Lots of things of interest to see and do along the way.

Chainsaw

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Coosa" <lorac4491@linkamerica.net>
To: "AT-L" <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:00 AM
Subject: [at-l] New Hiker


Why do you have to wait so long to get the little hiker into the woods?  I
was up at Blood Mountain Shelter one January day a few years ago and Daddy
was carrying their 3 1/2 month old baby in a carrier, introducing him to
'the great outdoors' with his first winter hike.  Baby got hungry and
refused the cold bottle and I just happened to have my stove with me (I went
up to pick up garbage left by 'campers') and warmed the bottle for them.  If
Mama had been feeding without the use of bottles, it would have been quicker
for the baby.

My son was introduced to camping at 3 months of age and learned to walk by
pulling himself up on camping gear (we didn't backpack until later in his
life).

My son is 35 now, backpacks, rappels, canoes and just got hired by Hobby
Lobby after 17 years managing grocery stores.

Coosa

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