Young Girls Save Mom on a Hike; Good Hiking News for Cincinnati

There's hiking news somewhere in the world every day, some of it quite fascinating, so we're going to start using the blog to tell some of those stories.

Today, for example, there's a happy-endings tale from Oregon about two young daughters who saved their mother's life during a hike. The mom is asthmatic but decided not to bring her inhaler, figuring she wouldn't need it. When she had an attack, the girls ran some 2 miles to find a ranger.

Lesson learned, naturally. Never go on a hike without the essentials you need. If you think it's not going to rain and you leave your poncho behind, then those thunderclouds are sure to form in a hurry. If you have a medical condition, plan accordingly. Of course, it's fabulous that these two girls were so accustomed to the outdoors that they were able to save the day without panicking or getting lost themselves. This had a chance to turn into tragedy on many levels. Thankfully, it didn't.

Here's the link with the full story:
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/young-daughters-save-mother-s-life-during-hike-in-oregon-182508187.html

Also, for those of you in the Cincinnati area, there's good news about the city's hiking and biking trails. You can read that here:
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2013/08/19/health-foundation-to-announce-new.html

Want to go hiking yourself? Visit our website (http://myhikingvacations.com/) and sign up!

See you on the trails.

Joseph