Family Interviews: Inspiration from Parents (& Kids) From All Over The World

Becoming a parent can (and oh it will) happen to anyone - that goes for any whitewater lover, big wall climber, backpacker, ultra runner and, well, you. One day you're hang dogging a 5.10b or admiring your Chaco tan lines and the next you're hearing, "We're pregnant."  And you think , "My life is over.  I'm selling my kayaks and cams so I can afford a minivan."

Take a deep breath.  Relax. It's not over. And you don't need a minivan.  Unless you want one.

Check out these parents and families who set the stage and take their kids outside.
Meet The Woods Clan: 15 Questions for an Infectiously Fun Family
Story by Mark Stephens, Photos by the Woods Family   
Tuesday, July 20 2010
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They're busy folks.  Nathan is in architecture, Marni in management of a civil engineering firm.  Both full time parents of two energetic children Trevor and Megan.  Still they find time to take memorable trips to the outdoors together, and they absolutely radiate with infectious mirth - once again I'm looking at kindred souls I wish were my very own neighbors.

Brace yourself for some big shockers here:
Trevor Woods, age 12, loves catching bugs and lizards, enjoys rocks of all sizes, and climbs everything in sight.
Megan Woods, age 8, loves playing in the dirt, collecting rocks, catching dragonflies, and sitting on Daddy’s lap and steering the Jeep while on the trail.

Put your hands together for the Woods Family.  All four participated in this one.

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10 Questions for The Adventure-Traveling Moody Family from Utah
Story by Mark Stephens; Photos by Roger and Hilary Moody   
Monday, June 21 2010
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The first time I met Roger Moody, he was kicking around a paradisiacal grassy bluff with an arial view above the Provo River in Utah's Uinta Mountains.  It was a sunny June day and I was meeting him and his family for the first time at this far-off campsite, and we'd planned it all via the internet. For all I knew, he could have been an ax murderer with a goatee . . .

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