It sure is nice when you can get away with the kids for a day of hiking, in December. My son and oldest daughter joined me for a shakedown cruise with the new Octane pack, from Black Diamond®. Though still technically a daypack, at 28 liters the Octane is a big step-up from my 8 liter CamelBak®. For this trip, we headed up to Henry Coe state park in south San Jose. Henry Coe is the largest state park in northern California, encompassing some 87,000 acres and was actually on the chopping block earlier this year, when the state was embroiled in budget woes. Needless to say, we paid our $8 use fee and I was happy to see quite a few cars at the headquarters entrance.
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Weekend Outdoor Reads for December 4th
Weekend Outdoor Reads is a new feature, here on CampingBlogger, where I will highlight some of the best outdoor content that I’ve come across throughout the week. In many cases, this will be articles from other bloggers that I follow but, like this week’s selection from The Wall Street Journal, I’ll highlight exceptional content from traditional news sources, as well.
Get the Family Outside this Weekend
December is finally here and if you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet, then you probably have big plans to hit the malls this weekend to get it finished. You can do yourself and your family a favor, though, by shopping online or squeezing that last minute shopping in during the week, so you’re free to enjoy the weekend with your family, instead. Here are five great ways to get the family outside this weekend.
Camping on the High Seas
If you had told me six months ago that I’d be spending Thanksgiving with my family on a cruise ship, I’d have thought you were crazy. We usually spend that week camping at the beach and, after all, we’re still a bit young for the cruise ship scene. Or so I thought.
5 Stocking Stuffers for your Camper
Is it that time again, already? That right, we’re just a week away from carving the turkey and hitting the stores on Black Friday to stock-up on all those great outdoor gift ideas at low, low prices. If you’re like me, though, shopping online is a lot easier and more enjoyable than fighting the crowds at the mall, so here are five inexpensive gifts for the outdoor person in your life.