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 …
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, …
Don’t Want This Hug
Sequoia Nat’l ParkCalifornia We love to camp at primitive campsites. Okay, my husband and I love to camp at these non-electrical locales. The children just put up with the fact …
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 …
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 …
Time to Trust an Animal: Horseback Riding in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
There is nothing like riding a thousand pound animal. But there is a difference between loving a horse and riding a horse. Most children love horses, at least mine do. …
Tubing Down the Rapids, Part 3
The rapids can be dangerous. You need full attention of where you are on the stream and what is coming up ahead. A death grip on the ropes around the …