Book

Alt, Jeff.

Get your kids hiking : how to start them young and keep it fun / Jeff Alt.

1st ed.

New York, NY : Beaufort Books, c2013.

vii, 239 p. : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Provides information on hiking with children, offering advice on safety, gear, menu planning, backpacking, and hiking with special needs children.

Hiking for children.

Family recreation.

Outdoor recreation.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-224) and index.

Give your kids those first steps on the trail -- Start'em young, really young -- Precious pounds on your back -- Child-directed hiking -- Adding miles -- The capstone hiking years -- Everyone has a place on the trail -- See you in a few days! -- Think food! think water! think fun! -- No bites! no burn! -- Becoming a seasoned hiking caregiver -- Everything but the kitchen sink! -- Hike with a team -- Not me, but us -- Appendix 1. Day-hiking gear checklist for the caregiver -- Appendix 2. Backpacking gear checklist for the caregiver -- Appendix 3. Gear checklist for the birth to six-month-old hiker -- Appendix 4. Gear checklist for the six- to thirty-six-month-old hiker -- Appendix 5. Gear checklist for the three- to four-year-old hiker -- Appendix 6. Day-hiking gear checklist for the five- to twelve-year-old -- Appendix 7. Backpacking gear checklist for the five- to twelve-year-old -- Appendix 8. Day-hiking gear checklist for the thirteen- to eighteen-year-old -- Appendix 9. Backpacking gear checklist for the thirteen- to eighteen-year-old -- Appendix 10. First-aid kit -- Appendix 11. "Take a hike" song lyrics.

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