Congratulations to Peter D. of Frederick, MD for winning the Olympus Stylus 1050 SW digital camera! I shipped Peter’s new camera and he should be getting it on Friday. I selected the winner on Friday morning – in fact, I … Continue reading
In my first post of the Camping Mishaps series I talked about the weather and what you can do to avoid, or at least minimize the impact, that bad weather can have on your camping trip. In this post, I’m … Continue reading
You planned your camping adventure for weeks, maybe even months, only to end up huddled in your tent as a thunderstorm pummels the area. Camping is all about rest, relaxation, and enjoying the great outdoors, so when things don’t go … Continue reading
On February 26, 1919 President Woodrow Wilson created our nation’s seventeenth national park and placed it under the management of the then three-year-old National Park Service. The elevation of the Grand Canyon to national park status began in the late … Continue reading
Poison-oak can be a bush or a vine. It grows in sunlight, it grows in shade, it grows up and down the Pacific Coast of the United States and southern Canada. When camping anywhere west of the Cascades or Sierras, … Continue reading