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We all know the main season for camping is the summer-time. Summer offers the best weather – sunny days, clear skies; it’s when everyone takes their vacation time. Well, in this article I want to promote why it is a great idea to go camping in the spring! Continue reading
I am honored to learn that CampingBlogger has been recognized as one of ten blogs in the “Camping” category for a Tripbase award, this year. CampingBlogger will be three years old this year, and it has certainly been quite a ride! Continue reading
Sip-N-Go rolls flat
From the “why didn’t I think of that?” department comes the Sip-N-Go™ water bottle that is made to roll flat when empty. The Sip-N-Go holds 17-ounces and, according to the company, is dishwasher safe and freezable.
www.buysipngo.com
I am always looking for photography tips and techniques to help be capture better shots on our family camping trips, so I am looking forward to checking out this new show, on The Weather Channel®, this Thursday. Continue reading
James at Outdoor Gear TV takes a look at the REI Base Camp 6 tent, which should look familiar to CB readers – as it’s an updated version of the Eureka! Grand Manan Tour introduced last year. Continue reading
TOMALES BAY STATE PARK – Private companies are offering money and services to help avert cutbacks and closures for dozens of California state parks, posing a conundrum for officials desperate for funds but facing criticism about being beholden to commercial interests.
— The Wall Street Journal
On Aug. 26-28, anyone who camps two nights in any of 10 selected state park campgrounds will receive a coupon for a free night of camping on their next visit to any Missouri state park campground.
— Hannibal Courier-Post
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”
The Nez Perce National Historic Park is not your father’s traditional National Park site. The park consists of 38 sites located in four states— Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The Nez Perce Tribe, along with their Tribal partners, work to preserve these sites themselves, which hold ten thousand years of Nez Perce culture and history.
— Indian Country Today
A decade ago, the Missoula Parks and Recreation Department used to hold hayrides on U.S. Forest Service land in Pattee Canyon. Now an insurance problem keeps the city government from sending children’s programs into the surrounding Lolo National Forest. A complicated permit system restricts many other educational and nonprofit groups’ ability to get kids into the woods.
— Missoulian