Ep. 371: The Best Trails for Hiking with Your Kids in Western Washington - Susan Elderkin

Adventure Sports Podcast · May 3, 2018 · 55m

Family Hiking, Backpacking: Susan Elderkin on Getting Kids Excited for Outdoors – From Age 3 on Lake Superior Trail to Outpacing Family in Grand Tetons, Quitting DC Job for 1995 Colorado Trail Thru-Hike, Tips and Tricks for Happy Kid Trails.

Susan Elderkin’s parents pointed her down her first trail, along Minnesota’s Lake Superior, at the age of three. By age 10 she outpaced her family on annual vacations to Grand Teton National Park. As an adult, she found she was spending all of her free time hiking and backpacking, so she quit her job in Washington, DC, packed her backpack and spent six…