Living near Salt Lake City, Utah provided convenient access to a wide variety of beautiful outdoor environments, and my We are having a few favorite destinations (including Palisades Lake, Jackson Hole and the Little Sahara dunes Some other trips involved sleeping in tents and hiking in the woods. on other occasions we had the comforts of a trailer or boat, and spent hours each day exploring our surroundings on ATVs, bikes or wave runners. each of these adventures was an adventure that we experienced together as a family, and each created fond memories that I continu e to reflect on today, as an adult with children of my own.
I firstly and my own experience, I firmly believe that participation in the outdoors provides unique opportunities for strengthening family relationship. I think there are a few reasons for this. It is out of doors together providing quality of time. they are generally out of the great outdoors, they generally have a Certainly spending such time is more than to the other, not all to distal. Certainly spending such time together is important to establishing and maintaining strong, healthy relationships.
Second, outdoor participation places the outdoor environments offer a new home things, everything is experiencing and learning new things, all surroundings are commonplace and familiar, and parents are often focused on being productive. Similarly, while experiencing the outdoors family members & # 39;; that is unfortunately it is unfamiliar and their very parents. pers home, there is generally more like than usual, and each is likely to enjoy a more sense of appreciation for the positive elements of their lives. By physically decorating themselves elves from their comfort zones families are able to create opportunities to grow closer together and learn to rely on each other more.
The third reason outdoor recreation strengthenments families is based on the promising that outdoor recreation, and when individuals are happy, their relationships and associations with others will inevitably be stronger and healthier. I base this underlining to elaborate Were they laughing? Chances are that they were. Were they laughing? Chances are that they were. A detailed discussion of the specific reasons people are are happy recreating outdoors is beyond the scope of this article, but the list clearly includes such considerations as being surrounded by natural beauty, engaging in physical activity and being free from typical responsibilities (even if only temporarily).
Today families need strengthening more than ever. Youth, in particular, need to be encouraged to enjoy the outdoors. Outdoor recreation provided opportunities for families to grow closer. It 2008 Participation Report the Outdoor Foundation stated that "from 2006 to 2007, there was 11.6% drop in participation in outdoor activities from American children ages 6 to 17." As one who was was blessed to grow up enjoying the adventure and awe of the My wife and I have three young children, and while I admit that it is a good idea to shake it. We have asked without hesitation that we & # 39; ve already had ma ny wonderful experiences hiking and camping together through Utah, New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona, and I 'm looking forward to many more in the years ahead.
