Thursday, December 4, 2008

Encouraging a New Generation


If your community has a green space or green corridor, take your children on a hike. The fresh air the beauty of the woods surrounding the trail will fill you and your children with a sense of adventure. It may lead to an appreciation of our ancestors as they trekked across the wilderness to establish roots where the family now lives.

One way to accomplish this goal would be to purposely plan vacations in which the family camps out. State and National Parks provide a way in which a family can drive up to a campsite with their gear and have an enjoyable time "in the woods". If you are not sure that the family can endure a week or two living in such a way, then try a weekend campout at a nearby state or regional park.

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