Featured Adventures

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A Message from Family Trails

One of the things we've heard over and over from the Trails community is how every adventure leads to something new: a new memory, a new learning opportunity, some new inspiration for the next great adventure.

Story by Tracy Koch

Koch Family: Wildlife Refuge

I try to take my children outdoors every day. I am a stay-at-home mom of 20-month-old identical twin girls and a four-year-old boy. We love getting out in nature, especially here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. But let's be honest, I can lose my mind being cooped up in a house all day with three little kids!

Story by Ashley Daley

Daley Family: Moving Together

I was devastated when I learned that we would be moving from a small, French village near Paris to Washington back in the U.S. I was happy for the opportunities we had ahead of us, but had a tough time saying goodbye to a country I had grown to love during our time there.

“Hopefully, by teaching my children, they will carry this love and knowledge on...”

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Story by Marlene Lin

Lin Family - Fort Worden State Park

When deciding where to adventure as a family, we usually search the web to find nearby places of interests. They can range from museums to national parks to beaches to historic buildings to factories to local parks. Everywhere our family goes together becomes a learning experience. New experiences prompt questions and discussions that are a natural part of our children's education.

Story by Brenda Bird

Bird Family - Discovery Park

A couple of weeks after we welcomed our sweet baby Madeleine, we decided to take a walk at Discovery Park, a park a couple of blocks from our home in Seattle. The park is huge, and we've only seen a sliver of it. I had been feeling disconnected from my family since I was busy tending to our newborn and trying to recover from a C-section whilst in zombie mode.