I noticed that this hike is listed as family friendly in the field guide. Would anyone besides myself consider that an error? If not, please forgive me for implying so. Just looking our for the integrity of the field guide which by the way, is so wonderful!

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"Security is mostly superstition. <snip> Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all" Helen Keller

I changed it to "no", but if anyone has a problem with that, they can override me.  Maybe some families are tougher than others ?

Edit: I noticed that Elk Mountain Hike and Elk Creek Hike had family friendly as "Yes" also- so maybe this was intentional?  I think Jerry set those pages up so maybe he has a comment.  I left the other two intact.

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Dan - Site Cartographer

Thanks for your keen attention Jill.   The more eyes, the better!!

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What do you suppose is around that next bend?

I know that some kids would find it a blast to go up Elk and be fine but to me when something is designated as family friendly I seem to picture a baby or toddler with a possible stroller or something like that. Maybe even a dog taggng along, like a Shih Zhu or some such breed... I don't know. That's just my picture.

I imagine those tougher families don't really need hike designations since their kids probably can read a topo map already. LOL

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"Security is mostly superstition. <snip> Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all" Helen Keller

I did that, oops, thanks for noticing that

I changed some other ones too

That's what makes the field guide so good, people notice errors and fix them

Hmm, I've got pretty experienced hiking kids - not sure I'd subject them to the traverse though (6th and 7th graders).

Probably an error imho.

As a 7th grader, I've done the traverse... and many much more technichal things. I don't really think it's a family hike except for very experienced families, especially with all of the cliffs around.
Casey

To me, "family-friendly" means something I can take kids aged 8 and under on. In other words, short, not too steep and with interesting stuff (for kids) along the way as well as an interesting destination.

By the time a kid is 11 or 12, he's probably out-hiking his parents. The problem then is to get him to slow down!

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May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.--E.Abbey

Grannyhiker:

To me, "family-friendly" means something I can take kids aged 8 and under on. In other words, short, not too steep and with interesting stuff (for kids) along the way as well as an interesting destination. By the time a kid is 11 or 12, he's probably out-hiking his parents. The problem then is to get him to slow down!

 

Yeah -8 and under was what I thinking.  Some combination of fairly easy, safe and appealling to a child's attention span

 

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Jeff - Site Admin

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