Kids in Parks
expands Candice Freeman grew up in Western North Carolina but rarely visited the Blue Ridge Parkway or set foot on a hiking trail. But Freeman wanted to change that with her own two daughters. She saw an advertisement for Kids in Parks and signed their Girl Scout troop up for a guided hike near the parkway visitor center. During the one-mile hike the girls and their parents learned how to identify
By Nanci Bompey WNC Parent writer
so young waists won’t
For more information on Kids in Parks, visit kidsinparks.com.
The Blue Ridge Parkway had the first TRACK Trail. The TRACK program is a downloadable scavenger hunt kit that takes kids and families along trails around the parkway and is part of an effort to keep them active and healthy. PHOTO BY JOHN FLETCHER
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