Thanks Andy & Patrick... I'm feeling the pressure to take the kids bike camping! Maybe I'll start small and take just the 3 yo out with me.
On Thursday, July 25, 2013 2:58:32 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Shoji, > > We bikepack with our family of six, including a 7-month old and 3-year > old. Depending on the terrain, my wife hikes in with a pack and our 7-mo. > old (4 or fewer miles) and I ride with the rest. But it gets us all out > together, away from anyone else and works great. Here's a picture of the > bike setup on a day ride: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/8953217299/in/set-72157633937237638 > > In fact, the plan is to escape the next town event with a 2-3 night family > bikepacking trip. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Thursday, July 25, 2013 8:27:32 AM UTC-6, Shoji Takahashi wrote: >> >> You guys are inspiring. I can't wait for my kids (3 yo, 1 yo) to get a >> little older for these types of trips. We're in the car camping phase, >> which is great fun, but it'd be nice to explore a bit more. Keep the pics >> (and adventures) coming! >> >> Shoji >> >> On Thursday, July 25, 2013 12:44:31 AM UTC-4, hsmitham wrote: >>> >>> Andy, >>> >>> What Aaron said, great images which inspire. You're really exploring the >>> region. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> ~Hugh >>> >>> On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 6:34:49 PM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: >>>> >>>> No pics to back up that claim, and I'm not even sure if it's true, but >>>> it seemed like a good title. >>>> >>>> My kids have been on fire about bike camping since we returned from a >>>> 6-day family bike tour a couple weeks ago. List member Tommy put out the >>>> feelers for a mid-week overnighter to the Columbia River Gorge. I was >>>> available as long as I could bring my kids (age 5 and 6). Tommy offered to >>>> tow one of them on a tag along bike. I'd only ever been out the gorge via >>>> a >>>> car on the interstate. Our pedaling route would be on the Historic >>>> Columbia >>>> River Highway. Low traffic mid-week made for nice riding once we got >>>> beyond >>>> the suburbs. We stopped at all the waterfalls and roadside rests to make >>>> the most of our time getting out to the campground. >>>> >>>> We slept out "cowboy/cowgirl style". The kids saw their first satellite >>>> not too long before I fell asleep. Apparently my daughter was up quite >>>> late >>>> talking about the sky with Tommy. >>>> >>>> Didn't stop quite as much on the return trip. One of our few stops was >>>> to talk to a father/son duo who were on a PNW bike tour. The dad was on a >>>> Box Dog Pelican and the son was 10 years old and carrying is own load. It >>>> sounded like they were having a blast. They had gone south along the coast >>>> and were going to head north through the mtns. >>>> >>>> Twenty-Nine hours and 70 miles... overall duration/distance. >>>> >>>> Pics prove that just 'cause a kid has pedals, doesn't mean they're >>>> going to add to forward momentum. >>>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/sets/72157634786759618/>I >>>> imagine Tommy will post some pics as well. >>>> >>>> --Smitty >>>> >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
