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In this blog we are excited to share with you why we think Lululemon Speed Up shorts are the best women’s hiking shorts. Plus, they are the perfect shorts for hiking, as well as, many other types of adventures. We are very active women. Every day we are hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, surfing, doing …

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I love hiking.  My oldest three kids love hiking. My fourth child likes to hike half the time.  But my fifth child…well, she’s a whole different story.  If it’s more than two miles, has any sort of elevation gain, or if the weather isn’t between 65 and 75 degrees, there’s going to be a lot …

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Practicing yoga helps me so much in feeling good and strong when I go hike and backpack.  Even more, it helps me recover faster so that I can get out on the trail more often.  Personally, when I hike, I like to be on the trail at sunrise and I tend to push my hikes …

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While there are dozens of rad GPS devices on the market, they are expensive and bit excessive for basic hiking and backpacking.  Instead of investing in one of these pricey pieces of gear, use your handy smartphone and never get lost in the wilderness.  Google Maps is our trick to navigating the trail but you …

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We’ve backpacked all over the world. In Europe, we backpacked the Tour du Mont Blanc in 2019. In 2020, we backpacked the Kalalau Trail in Kauai. In New Zealand in 2018, our entire family backpacked for 4 days and 3 nights in Abel Tasman. Plus every summer we find the best backpacking trips in the …

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La Sportiva’s Bushido Trail Shoes are the best adventure travel shoes I’ve ever had. These shoes will last us for 1 to 2 seasons of hard hiking. We wear our La Sportiva’s Bushidos on multi-day backpacking trip, strenuous day hikes, for trail running, and as climbing approach shoes. These shoes will take your adventuring to …

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