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The U.S. National Forest Campgrounds Guide web pages are loaded with tons of information about some 2,400 developed Forest Service campgrounds but there is more to experience than just the trees. The following articles provided here cover a little of what isn’t said. Most of the articles answer questions asked and fall into broad categories. These articles are intended to make the best of your time in a national forest and grassland memorable, safe, and great.

Please check back on a periodic basis as new articles will be added periodically (to the top of the list).

Enjoy!


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Use less water camping

When I moved into my brick-and-stick house in southeast Arizona, a neighbor  really when you camp, desert and tropical landscape, water conservation is a way of life.  Here are some ways we stretch our water: Steam instead of boiling vegetables when possible.  Steaming requires less water and leaves more nutrients. Rinse produce in a basin   Read More >>

Use Your RV’s Freezer

In my opinion, one of the greatest  advantages of camping in a recreational vehicle is its freezer.   Here are somethings you can put away in cold storage: Milk – freeze in smaller containers that fit nicely into your freeze.  Give yourself at least 24 hours to defrost in refrigerator.  Given with the two of   Read More >>

Cowboy Dinner Tree Steakhouse – good eating

Fred grilled a very nice New York Strip steak for our dinner.  He does have a way with beef but, to be honest, he can’t touch the fantastic dinner we had at the Cowboy Dinner Tree Steakhouse.  The menu is brief.  You make your selection of either a hunk (as in the 26 plus ounce   Read More >>

Tips for Safe RVing

These tips for safe RVing come from our years of driving travel trailers and motorhome from here to there and various readings on the internet and in “how-to” RV (recreational vehicle) books. The most important tip we can give is to be well-rested before you get behind the wheel of your rig. If you feel   Read More >>

Young Families Camping Medicine Kit

The majority of First Aide Kits I have seen in the stores focused on adult travelers. If you have young ones, say Elementary School age and younger, here’s my suggestions for a young family’s camping/traveling medicine kit: 1. Any medication(s) your child needs such as a EpiPen or antihistamine. 2. A fever reducer/pain reliever such   Read More >>

Civilian Conservation Corps

On April 17, 1933, the first Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Camp Roosevelt, was established in the George Washington National Forest in northwest Virginia.  There would be 14 more CCC camps built on the George Washington and Thomas Jefferson national forests, both in Virginia.  A sad note is that, other than Camp Roosevelt, those other 14   Read More >>

Most Amazing thing we’ve experienced

You asked, “What’s the most amazing thing you’ve ever experienced or seen in a national forest?” That’s tough one. Not because there was a lack of the “amazing” but rather an abundance of them. I have maybe 14 journals loaded with things we have seen and experienced with a long list of adjectives attached. Here   Read More >>

Noteworthy Vedauwoo Campground – outstanding!

I remembered Vedauwoo camping, in Medicine Bow NF, for its wonderfully fanciful rock formations.  Our initial visit to this campground was in 1998 and memories of the huge “rotting” granite boulders carved into fanciful shapes had stayed with me.  But now, after our 2012 visit,  I know there is much more to this super camping   Read More >>

Entertaining children while camping

Frankly, when camping with my grandchildren, all I need to do is find a clear flowing creek with a sandy bottom and they are entertained for hours.  I think they are all part waterbug.  But here are some other ways I have found that do entertain those children when on dry land: – An inexpensive   Read More >>

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