Hiking the Randy Bell Scenic Trail
Yesterday, on National Take a Hike Day, my Teddy and I spent some quality time together hiking the Randy Bell Scenic Trail in Ray Roberts State Park – Isle du …
Hike the Greenbelt Corridor in Denton County
2020 Update: Unfortunately, this section of the Greenbelt remains closed indefinitely due to substantial amounts of rainfall and flooding the area has experienced each year since 2015. After work this …
What NTKO has done this year
What a year it has been! At this time last summer our North Texas Kids Outside team was beginning to plan the camping trips we would take with 16 families. …
The Zuniga Family-Camping Experience at Lake Mineral Wells State Park
I would like to start off by saying thank you for an amazing experience. For my family this was the first time camping. It was something that we had been …
Mother’s Day at Cooper Lake State Park
We had the privilege of sponsoring the Turner Family for a Mother’s Day weekend at Cooper Lake State Park with Texas Outdoor Family. One of the Turner girls was kind …
5th Camping Trip – Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Our last camping trip for the 2013 season occurred on April 12-14, 2013 at Lake Mineral Wells State Park. This was our first 3-day, 2-night adventure and we had a …
4th Camping Trip – Cedar Hill State Park
On April 6-7, 2013 we attended the Texas Outdoor Family Workshop at Cedar Hill State Park! In our group we had 3 families that were about to set up camp, …
Keeping Promises & Climbing Ice
Thanks to Chicks Climbing and Eddie Bauer First Ascent, I got to try ice climbing for the first time! Read about my experience over at Chicks Climbing – http://www.chickswithpicks.net/chicks-experience/keeping-promises-climbing-ice/ Thank you …
3rd Camping Trip: Lake Mineral Wells State Park
A sunny and calm weekend made for an awesome camping trip for the Holloway family, Steinkamp family and Matt, park rangers, and our NTKO volunteers! We were able to go …
2nd Camping Trip: Dinosaur Valley State Park
Three more families experienced camping in the great outdoors during a Texas Outdoor Family workshop at Dinosaur Valley State Park Nov. 17-18, 2012. This was the first time each of …