43 days ago by rcohen

We’ve started the s’more roasting in Virginia. With last week’s temperatures in the 40s and feeling like December, my kids and I welcomed a beautiful fall Wednesday evening this week by walking the dog, watching bats at dusk, collecting kindling for the fire and then roasting a s’more. “Look up!” sa ...

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91 days ago by rcohen

Expensive family vacations were not on the agenda for us this Summer, so when we were asked by some neighbors to camp with them by a nearby lake for the Fourth of July, the adventure sounded like a great idea. At this time last year, my husband and our two young boys visited Mount Rushmore and Badla ...

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102 days ago by jomegat

I slept in the backyard in one of the new tents last night with Beth. She went to sleep around 9:00 or so, and I went to sleep around 9:30. That’s pretty early for me, so to make up for it I woke up pretty early. Like 4:00am. I couldn’t get back to sleep, and the biggest part of that tragedy was tha ...

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103 days ago by jomegat

Today was the first Pathfinder meeting of the year. I wasn’t as prepared as I had hoped to be, but everything still worked out pretty OK. The problem was that I had forgotten how Jonathan had rescheduled a hike. For one of the classes he is taking, he has to organize four group activities that are p ...

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103 days ago by jomegat

A while back I promised Beth we could camp in the backyard some night. Well, it looks like tonight is that night, so we got out a tent and pitched it: Beth pitching the tent Tonight is the first Pathfinder meeting of the year (2009-2010), so I won’t get home until it’s dark. That’s why we pitched th ...

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127 days ago by Ann Douglas

August 13 Set Your Sights on the Great Outdoors Plan a camping getaway with another family. It's the grownup equivalent of building a backyard fort with your best friend. Related: The Sierra Club: Green Tips for Summer: Eco-Friendly Camping The Sierra Club: The Green Life: Getting Kids Outside: Back ...

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146 days ago by Admin

If you are planning a backyard campout, you are not alone. Each year, millions of campers head out to their local state parks or other public campgrounds. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to enjoy this type of camping. Instead, many individuals and families make the decision to have a backyard ca ...

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151 days ago by Nancy

Cheryl over at Twinfatuation is awfully busy hosting all these great things… I don’t know how often I’ll do this one, but I figured I’d at least play along today A successful back yard camping trip with Daddy for Burke and Maggie makes my Monday! Burke Maggie (There was an unsuccessful trip about a ...

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163 days ago by Admin

Each year, millions of Americans head out to their local campgrounds. Camping in the great outdoors is any camper’s dream; however, not everyone is able to camp at a campground or state park. If you find it difficult or impossible to go camping, you may want to consider backyard camping. You may ver ...

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167 days ago by danaedwards

Last night, Brennan and I had a little adventure in the backyard! As a reward for finishing camp, Brennan and I did a little backyard camping. This was a super exciting time for him and this morning he was begging to sleep outside again. From the time we went to buy his sleeping bag at Bass Pro Shop ...

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