Not All Who Wander Are Lost
Exploring a new beach in Maine “Mommy,” one of the twins asked, “why do we go some place different every summer?” I guessed, rightly, that she was referring to …
How to Plan a Camping Trip Part 1
Camping at a Primitive site Start planning your trip before the campgrounds open for the season. Meet with the family to get everyone’s input. Determine the type of camping experience …
South Jersey Writers Group
A mix of stories from the Writers Group A fellow writer from the South Jersey Writing Group has interviewed me for the blog Tall Tales and Short Stories from South …
Arches National Park, Utah
Hiking the desert of Arches National Park Maturity showed in our five children as we drove westward. They had changed their cry from “Are we there yet?” to “How many …
5 Steps to the Perfect Family Camping Trip
The crew’s ready to help Step 1: Start planning your trip before the campgrounds open for the season. Meet with the family to get everyone’s input. Determine the type …
How to Entertain the Family at Camp Without a Car
Always the Fisherman Whereas our son is a born fisherman—mosquito bites and all—his father is not. However on vacation in New Brunswick, Canada, everyone needs to enjoy his or herself. …
Stinky Neighbors
True Hikers While I understand that not everyone, or everything, can smell like a new baby, there are some neighbors who possess a certain…um…aroma, for lack of a better word, …
An Uninvited Dinner Guest
When camping in nature, you need to be ready for any uninvited guests who might drop by. Oftentimes they invite themselves to dinner. Back when it was just the five …
Night Prowls
The next night of our rustic camping at a state park in Virginia, the older children and I went on a night prowl with a park ranger. My husband stayed …
Nature, quiet?!
Friends will ask us how we can camp every summer out in nature where it is so quiet at night. First, I try to explain that with our crew it …