The Dean Family

Location: Northeast
Interests: All things outdoors!
We are a hiking, biking, climbing, camping, skiing, everything outdoors family. You name it we have tried it or plan to. We believe that time outside is more important than time in front of the TV or Computer. We have two children (3 yrs. & 5 months) and try and keep them active and educated by exploring this beautiful world we live in. Our adventures, both big and small are all equally important to us. Some adventures are on the trail and others in the local park, but all include an active participation in our outdoor world.
Favorite gear:

Sherpani Emi - Can't live without it for our littlest one. We are always going where strollers dare not travel.

66 North Odin Fitted – indestructible, versatile layer, zip up, all around it blows away all the other fleece we have for our 3 Year Old hands down.

Hello from Minnesota!

Location: Beautiful Minnesota
We would like to introduce our family to you, we are Sara, Jason, Bella, age 6 and Colt, age 4. Our outdoor adventures began when my husband and I met in college in northern Minnesota. We enjoyed camping, hiking and fishing together. After we married and had our first child we continued our outdoor activities including our daughter. She was 11 mos. old when Jason and I took our first BWCAW trip. We knew this was the place for us to begin a summer trip tradition with our family. Her brother was born the following summer and went on his first camping trip at four weeks old. When Bella was four she went on her first BWCAW canoe trip.
The following summer we took both children. This summer will mark Bella’s fourth trip and Colt’s third trip to the BWCAW. It is an outdoor tradition that has brought our family closer and will continue to for years to come!

Currently Testing: Teva Kids Dozers,Extrasport Mystique Jr PFD, Petzl Tikka Plus

Megan Goes to Colorado

Dear Upside Over Family,

We recently took our 15 month old daughter on her first camping trip to Eureka, CO. We desperately needed some appropriate clothes to keep her dry and warm, and after a long and unsuccessful search for a fleece vest, rain pants and jacket at local stores, I was so glad to find your web site!

It was so nice to find what we needed. It gave us lots of comfort to have these items with us -- they came in very handy during what turned into a very rainy week of camping.
This picture is of our daughter, Megan, wearing her Upside Over Molehill Fleece Vest and Molehill Packable Pants. And, that's her grandfather, who was probably the happiest one of the bunch to get to enjoy his granddaughter in the great outdoors!
Great clothes!!

KayLinda CrawfordAustin, Texas

The Romagnuolo Family

Location: Asheville, NC
Interests: Hiking, Camping, Whitewater rafting, canoeing, Rock climbing, Cycling, Fishing

The Romagnuolo family loves the outdoors. We live in Asheville, North Carolina nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The boys of the family, Anthony and David, are identical twin six year olds. Amy, in addition to being a great Mom and wife, teaches fifth grade. Andy is Dad, husband, and works as a federal law enforcement officer. Bella the yellow Lab is a recent family addition.

ur favorite outdoor activity is hiking. The boys love trains and enjoy mixing train watching with hiking, whitewater rafting, and traveling.We really enjoyed a caboose in Springville, New York that was an ice cream shop and a caboose in Hotsprings, North Carolina which acts as their visitor's center. Our regular outdoor activities include hiking, whitewater rafting, canoeing, the climbing wall at the YMCA, fishing, biking, and camping.Anthony and David also play soccer and golf.

Upside Over Girls Hike the Mad River in VT

Aubrey, Maddie, and Anneliese had the chance to hike along the Mad River in Vermont while attending their Uncle Ben and Aunt Candice's wedding. What a beautiful day out with the cousins as they sport their fleeces from Upside Over!

The Stiller Family

Our family shares a love of cycling. Indeed one of the first baby-equipment purchases made was a bike trailer. Our daughter loved her trailer and as soon as she could talk, began to coach us from within: “Faster Daddy faster”. Amusingly when it was my turn it was “You can make it Mommy!”

At three years old, coaching behind her, she will pedal! We are about to embark on a trip around the world on a custom bicycle built for three! We will follow the warm weather traveling to the Caribbean this winter, through Europe in the spring/summer, then heading to South Africa, Australia and New Zealand for their spring/summer. We are very excited about the trip. For us it really is a dream come true.

(Stay tuned for more stories on the Stiller's Triple Trip Around the World!)