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Nina Palmo knows disasters. Small ones, at least. Growing up in Finland and later in Michigan, she spent much of her leisure time with friends and extended family around one campfire or another, which meant experiencing all the highs and lows of nature’s whims: gorgeous sunsets and magical stargazing along with temperatures that drop and rain that dampens the fire. “Sometimes the mosquitoes were terrible,” she says. “Sometimes our tent collapsed.” Palmo, who now lives in Austin, has encountered plenty of hurdles as she’s trekked all over Texas with her two kids, ages ten and twelve. “At the time, it’s like, ‘Oh, I can’t believe this is happening,’ ” she says, “but some of the best memories are formed when you are up against the challenge,…

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