Thursday, September 29, 2011

Intoduction

Hi everybody.
This first post is mildly terrifying as I am 100% new to the world of blogging.  It has been suggested however that I create a blog to chronicle the joys and challenges of getting children into the mountains.

I am the mom of a spunky 2 year old named Noah and wife to an amazing husband, Mark.  We live in Calgary, Canada at the doorstep to the fabulous Rocky Mountains.  We try to get out every weekend  to go hiking, backpacking, camping, or skiing in the winter.  Even if it's -30, you will still find us pulling Noah around the cross country ski trails of Kananaskis or Banff.  So far we have managed one family backpacking trip and one back-country hut trip per summer.  I am working hard at pioneering the sport of Chariot Hiking and Backpacking and plan to be ready should it become an Olympic Sport.  We are very blessed that so far Noah appears to LOVE hiking and I'm sure he will be featured in photograph albums around Asia this fall when the tourists return home.  Noah also takes after his Daddy and seems destined to follow in his footsteps as a rock climber.  When we  go to the zoo, his favorite place to visit is the scrambling cave in the Canadian Wilds.  He'd rather spend an hour there than look at any of the animals. 

It is never easy doing family trips to the mountains and this blog will not be all rainbows and lollipops.  I plan to describe the incidents that make us laugh as a family and the ones that make us want to throw in the towel and find a permanent weekend babysitter.  (Hello Grandma!)  There are real challenges when you choose to take your biggest passion and add children.  That being said, I think we are surviving fabulously and it is my goal to inspire other families to also get out and explore the wonderful Canadian Rockies.

This is our playground:








10 comments:

  1. Welcome to blogging! There is a great Calgary blogging community I can connect you to if you wish. Can't wait to see your posts on hikes for me to take the kids.

    Danielle

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  2. Danielle, would LOVE to know more about the Calgary blogging community. This is all very new and a little overwhelming right now.

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  3. I for one am looking forward to hearing the stories! We've only done one REAL camping trip with the 2 monkeys outside of Nordegg ('fake' camping is sleeping in the tent in the back yard, or at my in-laws' summer cottage). It was so incredibly fabulous, but also wrought with extra challenges that come with kids. You guys take the whole experience to the outdoors extreme and I admire you for it, I love perusing your photos on FB :D

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  4. I would start by visiting Dana's blog: http://www.calgaryplaygroundreview.com/ and contacting her - she's done an amazing job at her blog in only a year!

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  5. Tanya,

    I love your facebook page and am looking forward to following your blog. I moved to Calgary 2 years ago and have a 3 year old and 1.5 year old. We LOVE camping and hiking but are still amateurs. We've hiked a lot of trails in Canmore and only a few in Banff and Kananaskis. My girls LOVE it and I'm impressed by their stamina. I'm looking forward to learning lots from your blog and maybe even joining you on a hike one day :)

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  7. Love seeing your blog and pictures. now I know where to go for keeping my kids warm tips! Awesome! www.thekidproject.blogspot.com

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  8. Hi Tanya, just found your blog through the guest post you did for Family Fun Calgary. I love what you are doing with your toddler and your blog. Will definitely be following you for inspiration!

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  9. Alyssa, I added you to my blog roll as families we like. :)

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