Patrick: I think you've already got this wired about as well as can be. Letting her set the pace, pick the spots, etc. That's absolutely key with kids, and you've already figured that out. The rest of us can learn from your experience.
FWIW, my eldest daughter (age 28) lives in the midwest. On a whim, my wife went to visit her this week. A few minutes ago, I got a phone call reporting that they'd done a 41 mile ride in the Indianapolis area, based on a book that she had of Indiana tours. Neither has ever planned a bike ride, but they've both been with me innumerable times. The moral of the story is: raise 'em right & they'll become self-sufficient. Fast forward 10-15 years & your daughter may be planning her own trips, & if you're lucky, she'll invite you along. You two will have a wonderful trip. dougP On Friday, July 12, 2013 6:05:15 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > My eldest daughter (12 1/2) is interested in joining me for doing a > section of the Colorado Trail (high alpine single track), the plan is to > travel 10-15 miles a day (necessitated by water locations in some > instances) and be surprised if we want/can do more. We have easy outs > multiple places along the way, can turn around whenever, the ability to > camp in one place for multiple days, so a lot of flexibility to go as fast > or slow as she wants however short or long she wants. I'm putting her in > charge of all decisions for the trip (how far we go, where we stop, etc, so > she will need to manage water and our energy, take into account timing of > afternoon monsoon boomers, etc.) > > My primary goal is to make it a wonderful, fun, enjoyable experience for > her. How far we go, how long we are out do not even matter. She's done two > nights before, in addition to family car camping, but the touring aspect > will be new. > > She will be bringing art and writing supplies, we'll share a three-person > tent, I'll carry everything but her clothes, sleeping bag, pad, water, and > immediate food, so I'll be slowed down a fair bit, possibly down to her > pace. > > Wisdom from those who have gone before me? I'd love to hear it. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* > *www.OurHolyConception.org* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
