[RBW] Re: Bikepacking with kids

2013-07-13 Thread Michael Hechmer
What a wonderful thing to do Deacon. My only advice is to relax, enjoy, and be prepared to have your daughter surprise and teach you. I am remembering a similar trip, when, if memory serves me right, my son was between 13 & 14. He was already an avid cyclist and racer. We took off on an 80 m

[RBW] Re: Bikepacking with kids

2013-07-12 Thread Manuel Acosta
Sounds like you got it covers so far Deacon. Let her make the decisions, let her make the mistakes, let her choose the adventure. Get her a camera so she can take pictures! -Manny On Friday, July 12, 2013 6:05:15 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > My eldest daughter (12 1/2) is interested in jo

[RBW] Re: Bikepacking with kids

2013-07-12 Thread dougP
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 midwes

[RBW] Re: Bikepacking with kids

2013-07-12 Thread Deacon Patrick
I'll screw up so you don't have to! Grin. All the hard learned advice I have is pretty much in my original post: go their speed and distance. The adventure itself will push them, so no need for some arbitrary, imposed pushing by me. We've worked up over the past year to her being able to do the