Maps are essential. Planning a journey without a map is like building a house without drawings.

Adventure is a path...Real adventure - self-determined , self-motivated, often risky - forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world.

Maps are essential. Planning a journey without a map is like building a house without drawings.

Stop worrying about whether they can handle it. You want the truth? Your kid is hardier than you are... Kids are tough.

Maps encourage boldness. They're like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.

Kids are natural little outdoor people. It is we, the adults, who turn them into indoor people. If you don't get of fyour computer, why should they?

Give your kids responsibility. Once outside, let them lead, who cares if you get lost; it might be the best trip you've ever had.