A friend told me of a physician who prescribes time outside. He believes, and has research to back it up, that time in nature is as beneficial as an antidepressant. Of course no one makes any money on it, so you won't see any ads. 

My daughter in law told me that REI has chosen to close all stores on Black Friday and pay their employees to spend the time outdoors. Pretty sweet move. They are making a statement that being on the side of a mountain, or strolling under a canopy of red leaves has worth. 

John and I took little kids and camped in Yosemite, and New Mexico, and on the beaches in southern California. We got rained on in an army surplus tent alongside Blue Springs, the magnet for manatees in Florida. For a dozen summers we stayed in a cabin in the woods of the Laurel mountains. We are older now, and have passed our equipment on to a family with more spunk.  But we can still enjoy the gracious dogwood trees beside the deck.

I am pleased that most of our kids are outdoorsy. They hike, and camp, and explore new terrain. They have ridden bikes in Amsterdam, explored national parks, caught salmon in Alaska, gathered a rainbow of leaves in Vermont.

Now that they are grown ups they enjoy those places with their partners.