Day Hiking Trails: Eau Claire, Wis., newspaper features ‘Hikes with Tykes’ author’s tips

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Eau Claire, Wis., newspaper features ‘Hikes with Tykes’ author’s tips

The Eau Claire (Wis.) Leader-Telegram featured my hiking books in an article in Saturday’s paper. “Taking a Hike” appears in the “Her Impressions” magazine that’s inserted into the paper. The article includes tons of tips for hiking with children and a list of great day hiking trails in the Chippewa Valley.

It comes on the heels of the release of the author's new Headin' to the Cabin and Hittin' the Trail guidebooks, which feature day hiking trails in northwest Wisconsin.

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

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.