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"Real adventure is seldom planned in advance or laid out in a travel guide. An adventure involves a certain amount of risk. and its outcome must not be too predictable. A trip to Disneyland is not an adventure unless you wreck your car on the freeway while traveling there. For true adventure, you do not buy a ticket and then stand in a line." - Scott Sorenson, Kipawa River Chronicles Oh what an adventure we had on the Main Fork of the Salmon River in the summer of 2022.  As we drove into the put-in outside of Salmon, Idaho, we noticed there were...

Do you get the wintertime blues? I have found the solution--get outside. It sounds basic, but it is true. You will be happier, your kids will be happier if you spend time outdoors in the winter. Here's a simple date I took with my ten-year-old son. A couple hours cross-country skiing, a grocery-store donut and both of us felt so good.

I'm so glad you asked! An Expedition Flag can be used in so many ways. Here are just a few: Take it with you on trips for photos at destinations. This is the first idea we had when creating Expedition Flag Co. Explorers have carried flags to the highest peaks, the north and south poles, and even the moon. Make your own adventure club with family, friends, your dog, or even just on your own and celebrate making it to a place you've always wanted to see. That place might be 20 minutes away from your own home, but you've never...

Hiking with kids can be tough, but if you keep the long game in mind, it will eventually pay off. Find out our top five tips for hiking with kids.

The first time I was really inspired about the idea of having a flag for our family was after reading the book Hell or Highwater by Peter Heller. It tells the story of a group of kayakers trying to accomplish the first river descent of the Tsangpo Gorge in southeastern Tibet. Because of the expedition's difficulty and importance the group was given the privilege of carrying a flag from the prestigious Explorers Club. This was considered a great honor by the lead kayaker for the expedition and contributed to the motivation to accomplish the difficult task. The expedition required years...