Motivation can move you further than you know. We went Orienteering this past Saturday at a beautiful Wisconsin state park, Blue Mounds. In Orienteering you use a topographical map to navigate a course, finding markers along your path. You punch in at each marker and serious competitors like to run the course as quickly as they are able. Our family likes to take our time however, enjoying the scenery. We had hiked the same park a few weeks ago and DS7 almost didn't make it. He had tears in his eyes and his little legs wouldn't take him another step further. This time however, he was out in front for the entire duration of our hike. I think the movitation of finding the markers made it more fun for him.
DS7 has never been a huge fan of hiking despite the fact DH and I have taken him into the woods since his birth. We've been using the hobbies of Orienteering and Letterboxing to make our family hikes more enjoyable for him.
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