Adventures in nature formed a lot of my strongest memories of growing up. This is one of the reasons that it is important to me to try to foster similar opportunities for my own children and believe that it is important for all children to have opportunities to experience nature.
The transition from child to an adult is a difficult one, but when that transition can occur across different environments, I think that lessons can be learned that can translate into other other areas. In my specific example, I think that the skills of planning, leadership, and confidence that I built up on adventures during these adolescent years, came in useful when navigating high school and college. Continue reading “Learning to be an Adult in the Boundary Waters”