Getting the kids outdoors with bushwalking...

We have bushwalking genes in all lines of our family with three out of our four Grandparents (parents) still being active bushwalkers as they go into their retirement.  As a family we love to head out to the bush and do a walk or two.  Now that the kids are getting older our walks are getting longer and more rewarding .... our oldest is now asking about overnight hiking... and on our last holiday to Gunderbooka National Park our littlest (just turned 4 years old) climbed her first mountain independentally.... she was so proud and should have been... here it is...

The track up to Mt Gunderbooka

Just look at the view we got from near the top... our littlest starting the walk down with Grandma

We find bushwalking a great opportunity for the kids (and ourselves) to get out and be closer to nature... we stop and look at all sorts of things when we are walking... observing patterns in nature, spotting different plants - crushing their leaves for smell and texture, looking at their flowers, comparing their leaf shapes, etc. 

...running through Mulga shrublands...

...snack time before the return walk back to camp...

Many walking tracks have information on Aboriginal culture and we often explore the traditional uses of plants and read the dreamtime stories about the places we are visiting.

..the boys heading into to see the Aboriginal artwork sites at Mount Grenfell near Cobar......