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• Introducing the Trailmix.Net Yosemite National Park Scavenger Hunt

  We are happy to announce that the Trailmix.Net Yosemite National Park Scavenger Hunt is now available in the Trailmix.Net Store . For those who are just joining the conversation, or who might not yet have subscribed to The Trail Guide (our quarterly newsletter... Posted Aug 27 2008, 09:23 PM by Mike Barlow with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Yosemite National Park, Family Outdoor Recreation, Yosemite National Park Scavenger Hunt

• Roundup: Digital Photography tips for sunrise shots, Yosemite in HD, A Cure for Nature Deficit Disorder

  In this weeks roundup we have a Digital Photography course for shooting sunrise or sunset photos, a plug for a new film of Yosemite National Park set to premier on the Travel Channel, and a podcast from the University of Minnesota about curing Nature... Posted Apr 12 2008, 04:04 AM by Mike Barlow with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Books, Photography, Techniques and Tips, Yosemite National Park, National Parks

• Yosemite With Kids: 5 tips

  Writing and developing a scavenger hunt in Yosemite National Park has provided our family with a number of opportunities to visit and explore the valley over the last couple of years. If you are planning a visit and have children in tow, here are five... Posted Apr 09 2008, 02:49 AM by Mike Barlow with | with no comments Filed under: Northern California, Bird Watching, Yosemite National Park, National Parks, Family Outdoor Recreation

• Outdoor Activities for Kids: Turning Your Family Hikes into Educational Expeditions

  New subscribers to the Trail Guide , the Trailmix.Net quarterly newsletter, have access to our e-book: Educational Expeditions . The book is a collection of ideas that Trailmix.Net is being built upon. One of the ideas in the e-book, and an idea that... Posted Apr 02 2008, 02:11 AM by Mike Barlow with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Hikes for Kids, Parenting, Yosemite National Park, National Parks, Education and E-Learning, Family Outdoor Recreation

• Friday Roundup – The Weekly Trailmix.Net list of Favorite Outdoor Stories

  It's Friday and we're introducing a new feature at Trailmix.Net called the Friday Roundup. Here is the Readers Digest version of our favorite stories this week. Climbers Rescued on Mt. Hood. Photo Credit: King 5 News Birding with Kids: Birdfreak... Posted Jan 26 2008, 01:09 AM by Mike Barlow with | with no comments Filed under: Bird Watching, Geocaching, Yosemite National Park, National Parks, Yellowstone National Park

• Children detach from natural world as they explore the virtual one

  This article by SF Chronicle Writer Peter Fimrite adds another data point in a growing pool of evidence that technological advancements and economic growth are bringing about a largely unnoticed poverty: For the first time in history a generation of youth... Posted Oct 29 2007, 03:54 AM by Mike Barlow with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: San Francisco, Parenting, inactivity, Yosemite National Park

• Hiking with Kids in Yosemite: Merced Grove

  A couple of weeks ago we took a fall hike in Merced Grove, one of three sequoia groves located in Yosemite National Park. This is both the smallest grove in the park and the only grove that is not accessible by car. Because of this, the crowds are small... Posted Oct 20 2007, 08:22 AM by Mike Barlow with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Northern California, Hikes for Kids, Northern California Trails, Fitness, Hiking, Yosemite National Park