"Family Hike" is a new masterpiece created by Robert Bateman to support the US launch of the Robert Bateman Get to Know Program, which aims to reconnect kids and nature. A limited number of special edition prints are now available to order.
For all of history, human beings have spent time out in nature, especially during their formative years. Recently, however, many young people do not spend time out of doors. They are busy inside staring at screens. According to research this is damaging to their bodies and their brains. An easy move to improving this situation would be for families to go for half day hikes each weekend. This would solve the unfortunate problem schools have with liability and transportation costs. It would also solve the evident problem of security. But most importantly, it is also fun.
This picture shows my family, with some changes, on a hike near one of our favourite places – a bigleaf maple five minutes' walk from our house.
Robert Bateman
In the USA, 19" x 11" prints of "Family Hike" are exclusively available exclusively through the National Forest Foundation and their retail partner, Plow & Hearth. For details or to place an order, go to www.nationalforests.org, and click on "Exclusive Bateman Art Print."