Outside/In   /     You can make kids hike, but you can’t make them hikers

If you grew up with family members who pushed (or dragged) you onto the trail, chances are you have strong memories associated with hiking. Epic vistas… swarms of black flies… and your dad’s terrible homemade gorp. 

Whether you grow up to see them as personal triumphs or family fiascos, those early adventures can shape your perception of the outdoors for life.
Can parents shape kids into hardcore hikers? And what happens when your best-laid plans go off the map?

Featuring Sarah Lamagna, Nick Capodice, Daisy Curtin, Niles Lashway, Sarah Raiche, Tiffany Raiche, and Phineas Quimby

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LINKS

If you liked Sarah Lamagna’s tips on how to hike with children, you’ll find more in her recently published guidebook. 

CREDITS

Host: Nate Hegyi

Reported, produced, and mixed by Taylor Quimby

Edited by Rebecca Lavoie

Our staff includes Justine Paradis and Felix Poon.

Executive producer: Taylor Quimby

Rebecca Lavoie is NHPR’s Director of On-Demand Audio

Music by Blue Dot Sessions, The New Fools, and SINY. 

Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.

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