Category Archives: Toddler Traveling Tips

Backpacking with a Toddler and 4 Words You Never Want to Hear

“I Want My Potty!” Uh-oh My almost 3-year old has peed in the woods for over a year and been pooping among the leaves and dung beetles for at least 4 months now.  So setting out on a 3 day … Continue reading

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First Poop in the Woods

Parents measure their children’s progress in different ways.  As a camping family, the first poop in the woods is monumental.  Yesterday, as we were climbing up to the Pennsylvania Remote Spot, our daughter took her first poop in the woods!  … Continue reading

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Camp Food and Newts

Last weekend we met a bunch of other biologists in the Ocala National Forest for Newtfest - an annual camping and dipnetting party centered around the search for striped newts in ephemeral wetlands.  The place where we all camped was … Continue reading

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Veggie Pancakes

Pancakes are great traveling food - they are easy to pack, fun to eat, easy to hold, and not too messy.  But if you know me, you know I’m not talking about ‘regular’ pancakes (or as a friend says when … Continue reading

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The 10.5 Hour Road Trip

I got a wild hair a few weeks ago and decided to take a road trip to Raleigh, NC to visit some good friends.  Just me and Skyla in the car for 10.5 hours, what was I thinking right?  It … Continue reading

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Traveling Toddler Treats

I’m packing our food in preparation for our Remote Spot trip tomorrow. Actually, I am taking a break from prepping to record an inspiration before I forget it. How many ideas have been lost by not stopping and writing them … Continue reading

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Smelling the Flowers

Traveling with a baby, then a toddler is an amazing experience. It forces you to slow down and literally smell all the flowers that you come across. Trails that once took hours to travel, now take a few days as … Continue reading

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