Day Hiking Trails: Article by 'Hikes' author in Seattle B.M.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Article by 'Hikes' author in Seattle B.M.

My article "Family Hiking Tips: Lost Kids and Search Strategies" appeared in Wednesday's Seattle Backpacker Magazine, an online magazine dedicated to backpacking. The article lists tips for preventing children from getting lost on hikes and what to do should they wander off and can't be found.

Read more about hiking navigation in my 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.