Author Archives: Roy Scribner

A Day in the Life of the Happy Camper

With a little preparation, camping with young children is a rewarding experience

This is a guest post from Licia at The Happy Campers, a Tumblr blog about family camping. See my information page if you are interested in guest-posting, here on CampingBlogger.

Let’s face it- there is nothing more daunting than going camping with children under the age of five. On first blush you might think: “Total chaos!” However, if you plan your day accordingly and have brainstormed enough activities, a successful outing will ensue. Camping with children under the age of five is different than camping with the six year old plus category. Continue reading →

Resolutions for the New Year via Wheeling It

So this week is full of blog posts about New Year’s resolutions, but these at Wheeling It made me smile.

Polly and the cats have been so fantastically inspiring that I decided the best thing I  could do for myself in 2011 is learn from their lead. So, with life lessons learnt from my furry friends allow me to introduce my 8 dogkittylutions for 2011:

Resolve To Be Bold

I want to do something bold and exciting for our family camping trip this summer

Have you taken your family into the backcountry and camped in the wild, away from any established campsite? How about camping in one of the great national parks? I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions, but as we head into another week of sporadic rain, here in NorCal, I’m left with little else to do – other than plan an exciting family adventure for this summer! Continue reading →

Montana State Park Visits Up 50%

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Just to reinforce what I wrote about in the January newsletter, this morning…

Montana state parks had nearly 2,000,000 visitors in 2010, up some 50% from 2002

Via KPAX in Missoula.