It’s a beautiful, sunny day here in New Hampshire today. Spring is just around the corner, and my family just got back from an afternoon hike in Fox State Forest. We don’t usually hike in the middle of the week, but it was hard to resist with such beautiful, warm weather and the threat of snow this weekend. I was fairly certain that the snow season was over a few weeks ago, and truth be told, the thought of more is slightly aggravating (in a crazed, cabin fever sort of way). If anyone knows, please remind me why I willingly live so far north! Oh that’s right – everything else besides the long winters.

Anyways, for the last six months or so, our family has gone hiking once a week. It’s hard to believe, but that’s about 25 hiking trips by our estimation. At the rate we’re going, we’ll be hiking about 50 times a year on average. That sounds outlandish and excessive when you tally them all up, but it’s not a huge undertaking week to week.  It just takes a little planning and prioritizing.

You see, about six months ago, shortly after my son was born, our family decided to commit to a weekly adventure. We’ve always enjoyed outdoor recreation and wanted to start prioritizing these activities as a family. So, sometime between October and November of 2010 we decided to “get out there” at least once a week – and make this a very high priority. In other words, we go out of our way to get in a little adventure every single week – no matter what. Our trips have ranged from an hour walk at a local park to a 3-day backpacking trip (pictured).
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