Stories from the Trail

What you do when things go wrong

What you do when things go wrong

I’ve done a lot of writing about snafus we’ve run into hiking and traveling — the lost shoes, the stomach bugs, the wrong turns — and how my family has...

What you do when things go wrong

I’ve done a lot of writing about snafus we’ve run into hiking and traveling — the lost shoes, the stomach bugs, the wrong turns — and how my family has...

Hiring a babysitter while traveling: tips and examples to unlock a parents’ night out

Hiring a babysitter while traveling: tips and e...

On a sunny night in Queenstown, New Zealand, we walked the warf holding hands. We watched the boats moving through the port, shopped at one of the craft booths set...

Hiring a babysitter while traveling: tips and e...

On a sunny night in Queenstown, New Zealand, we walked the warf holding hands. We watched the boats moving through the port, shopped at one of the craft booths set...

How to handle jet lag with a toddler

How to handle jet lag with a toddler

Time changes can be a major source of stress when traveling with a baby or toddler. We’ve all heard the horror stories of exhausted parents wondering streets in the middle...

How to handle jet lag with a toddler

Time changes can be a major source of stress when traveling with a baby or toddler. We’ve all heard the horror stories of exhausted parents wondering streets in the middle...

Our secret to comfortable red-eye flights with a toddler

Our secret to comfortable red-eye flights with ...

Shortly after landing in New Zealand from San Francisco, I got a flood of texts: “did you guys survive the flight!?” Especially for my friends with young kids, the most...

Our secret to comfortable red-eye flights with ...

Shortly after landing in New Zealand from San Francisco, I got a flood of texts: “did you guys survive the flight!?” Especially for my friends with young kids, the most...

What makes for the best baby adventure clothes?

What makes for the best baby adventure clothes?

Here at First Peak, we’ve thought a lot about building the ideal adventure clothes for little explorers. We’ve been inspired by our own mishaps and success adventuring with young kids,...

What makes for the best baby adventure clothes?

Here at First Peak, we’ve thought a lot about building the ideal adventure clothes for little explorers. We’ve been inspired by our own mishaps and success adventuring with young kids,...

How we handled potty training while traveling

How we handled potty training while traveling

We became interested in potty training our son a little before his second birthday. We didn’t feel a rush or pressure — he’s not in school yet, and while we’d...

How we handled potty training while traveling

We became interested in potty training our son a little before his second birthday. We didn’t feel a rush or pressure — he’s not in school yet, and while we’d...