Tag: 2016

Great Gifts for Outdoor Tots GIVEAWAY

We’re kicking off Beat Black Friday Giveaway week with Great Gifts for Outdoor Tots!

Today’s Great Gifts for Outdoor Tots giveaway has $150 worth of prizes! Come back tomorrow for What Mountain Mom Really Wants for the Holidays Giveaway and the day after for Get Mountain Dad Outdoors Giveaway. You only have until Black Friday, November 25, 2016 to enter. Need more ideas for holiday gifts? Check out my 2016 Holiday Gift Guide post for great gift suggestions from all over the web. Continue reading “Great Gifts for Outdoor Tots GIVEAWAY”

2016 Holiday Gift Guide

It’s that time of year again. Time for my annual Holiday Gift Guide! If you need gift ideas for the outdoor lover in your life, you’ve come to the right place.

This year I’m doing something a little different. Instead of just sharing my gift suggestions, I’m actually giving some lucky readers gifts through my Beat Black Friday giveaway week! Over the next few days I’ll be hosting three awesome giveaways with your outdoor family in mind. Continue reading “2016 Holiday Gift Guide”

Third Annual #ThankfulForFamilies #OutdoorFamilies Instagram Contest

It’s that time of year again! Time to get excited for THANKSGIVING!

glacier-7-of-22Thanksgiving may not have the razzle dazzle of Christmas or the promised sugar rush of Halloween, but it’s one of my favorite holidays. Taking time to be grateful? I think everyone can get behind that.

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Get Outside No Matter the Weather

We’ve entered the shoulder season, the reverse spring when the weather can’t decide if it’ll be warm, windy, rainy or freezing.
I have to be honest. This is not my favorite time of year. The trees by my house have already dropped their leaves so the landscape is grey and dull. There’s no sparkling white snow to snowboard on and not enough warm sun to entice me outside either. My body isn’t used to bracing against the wind, rain or cold so when I open my door, I quickly want to shut it again.

But enough whining. I know I need to be outdoors everyday in order to not turn into a mean nasty troll. My kids need to be outdoors so they can run and climb and make messes I don’t have to clean up.

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