14Jul2011
Camping Spontaneous and Special
Are you worried because your camping date is approaching but you haven’t yet planned or prepared for it? Don't work yourself into a frenzy getting ready for your trip. Remember; there are always Walmarts and other stores with supplies at almost every exit. Do your best to prepare what you’ll need but keep in mind, camping is supposed to be an adventure. Sometimes the most special and memorable
Continue Reading20May2011
The Narrows Resort on Blue Lakes
Every 4th of July my family and I go camping at a place called The Narrows Resort on Blue Lakes. It is right outside of Clearlake in Upper Lake, California USA. Family Friendly Campground The lake is ideal for swimming and it is a no-wake lake, so only fishing boats and pontoon boats, etc. are allowed. The owners of The Narrows Resort on Blue Lakes are Art and Sharon - and they purchased the p
Continue Reading04Mar2011
14 Essential Camping Supplies
These are Essential Camping Supplies that my family either took and found really useful or didn't take and wished we had. Some Essential Camping Supplies: A kitchen unit- to house the cooker, crockery, utensils, etc. to help keep the floor clear. A picnic rug- makes a good rug inside the tent. A sturdy metal fold-up table with separate chairs- Having an all in one camping table and chai
Continue Reading13Feb2011
Real Camping
All of my childhood days I believed camping meant that you took out your raggedy old sleeping bag, walked up into the woods, and slept on the ground under the stars to the melodic beauty of crickets and Katy-Dids. This was in the beautiful mountains of western Maryland. Real camping was what I did all my childhood days. Camping as You Know It I then lived in Arkansas for fifteen months and these
Continue Reading07Feb2011
Fisherground is the Best Family Campsite in the Lake District UK
The Lake District is best enjoyed as a wilderness, but we all know that there are tourist hot-spots which test your wallet as well as your temper. Most ‘family’ campsites are situated in these busy areas where they know that the shop, café or games room will get plenty of custom from bored children who refuse to do another walk. Fisherground campsite in the Lake District is the best family
Continue Reading19Jan2011
5 Tips to Remember on Your Next Camping Trip
I'm sure every camper has their own list of things to avoid in order to ensure that their camping trip is the most fulfilling and enjoyable experience ever. However, I would like to share five of my own tips to remember on your next camping trip. I have gathered them first-hand from several hastily put-together camping trips, which didn’t turn out quite the way that I had planned. 5 Tips to Rem
Continue Reading24Dec2010
Backpacking Tips: You’re not too Old to Backpack
After my children grew up and left home, I decided to walk the Cumbria Way - a beautiful 70 mile trail across the mountains and valleys of the Lake District of England. I had pre-booked accommodation for each night so my itinerary was fixed. How I envied the freedom of the backpackers I met, but could a sixty-year-old woman carry enough gear for a solo camping trip? Don't just think it, do i
Continue Reading18Nov2010
Camping for Dummies
Camping is an adventure for the outdoors-types without having to get too dirty. Most campgrounds offer amenities like restrooms, showers, nice campfire areas, wood for fires, electrical hook-ups and more. But at every campground there still seems to be somebody who wants to play "mountain man", in accordance with the wild west and frontier stories of bygone days. There has to be a certain respe
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