It took us seven and a half hours to go six, six miles.

But when she got to the lake, she was beaming with such pride. And she's still today, even though she's

three years older, takes such pride in that accomplishment. Episode 371, keeping your kids happy

on the trail and the best hikes for kids in Western Washington with Susan Eldrickon.

You're listening to the Adventure Sports podcast brought to you by 180 Tech.

We talk with adventurers from around the globe to bring you the inspiration and motivation you need to get started in the outdoors or to keep you moving if you're already there. Now here's your host, Kurt Linville.

Hey friends, Kurt here. I'm excited to talk to you again today about hiking with children. And I know we just recently did Go Adventure Mom. This is a slightly different angle.

Go Adventure Mom was how adventure is really advantageous for families and relationships with kids.

But this is going to be specifically about hiking with children.

And I think that's really important because it's one of the most accessible things that you can do

with children as you want to enter into the adventure space as a family.

I have with us today, Susan Eldrickon, and Susan has written the book, literally, on hiking with kids.

It's called Best Hikes with Kids, Western Washington. It's by Mountaineers

Books. And the book is amazing. And we'll give you more details about that a little bit later in the show.

But it is about Western Washington specifically. But Susan is also the expert at how to hike with

kids. So we're going to spend a lot of time talking about hiking with children

and sharing stories about how rewarding it can be and how fun it can be to hike with kids.

So Susan, welcome to the program.

Thanks for having me.

Backpacking is one of my favorite things.

And hiking with kids was kind of what we did

when they were littler before they could carry a pack. And it's been a big part of my family's

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