Hi everyone-

I'm new here and have really started to get into hiking recently. I spend a lot of time outdoors but usually stick to single-day or weekend activities. Now that I want to do more hiking, I'd like to find out how other folks make the time to take worth while trips. I'm sure it takes planning but how long do you go out and how often do you get to go? Ideally, I'd like to at least take my 3 oldest kids (7,9,12 years old); my youngest are 3 yrs and 6 mos. old and it gets difficult.

What kind of trips would be good to start with?

Thanks!

Mike