Day Hiking Trails: Cover photo for new 'Games and Activities' taken at Vasquez Rocks

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Cover photo for new 'Games and Activities' taken at Vasquez Rocks

Q: Love the cover to you new book, Hikes with Tykes: Games and Activities. Where was it taken and who’s the boy? – papahiker76

A: Thanks for the compliment, papahiker76. The photo was taken at Vasquez County Park near Agua Dulce, Calif. The site might look familiar – it was featured in a few “Star Trek,” “The Bionic Woman,” and “Bonanza” episodes. The boy is my son, Kieran, who’s also on the cover of the first book in the series, Hikes with Tykes: A Practical Guide to Day Hiking with Kids. Enjoy the book!

Read more about day hiking with children in my Hikes with Tykes guidebooks.

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.