Day Hiking Trails: Don't forget prescriptions on hikes with kids

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Don't forget prescriptions on hikes with kids

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When hiking with kids, always bring on a hike any medicine regularly taken by children. Make sure they take the proper amounts when scheduled. You may need to bring a spoon or small medicine cup, if the medication is a liquid.

Even if the medication isn’t to be taken during the hike, should you be forced to stay a night in the wilds your children then will not go without.

Read more about how to safely day hike with children in the guidebook Hikes with Tykes.

Meet the Author

My name is Rob Bignell. I'm a long-time hiker, journalist and editor. My son Kieran and I have been hiking together for the past decade. Before Kieran, I taught middle school students in New Mexico and Wisconsin, served as an infantryman in the Army National Guard, and worked in newspapers. I've won several journalism awards, from editorial writing to sports reporting. In 2001, The Prescott Journal, which I served as managing editor of, was named Wisconsin’s Weekly Newspaper of the Year. Currently I own and operate an online editing business, Inventing Reality Editing Service. After spending several years in Southern California, my son and I now live in Wisconsin on the scenic Red Cedar River.