Articles
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!
Categories
- camping with children
- Notable Campground
- Skills and knowledge
- Things to do
- Things to experience
- Things to see
- Tips and Tricks
In the Kitchen for Novice Campers
This article was first published in 2010 but its tips and suggestions are still current. You got to eat but, like every other activities associated with camping, meal planning and preparation while camping can seem daunting to the novice camper. The secret is K.I.S.S. (keep it simple silly) and a well stocked kitchen. One thing Read More >>
Clothespin Crafts
When the weather is miserable and winter never-ending, I bring out my crafts box. A personal favorite is being creative with clothes pins I’ve long been a fan of clothes line driers and those clip-style clothespins. (Here in Arizona, it is so dry, it seems a shame to use an electric clothes drier but that’s Read More >>
Keeping my knitting clean
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know I like to knit. Each season I bring a collection knitting projects and work on them all season. This year those projects are an assortment of Holiday gifts (FYI: no sweaters or afghan blankets this year). The challenge I’ve been facing this year with Read More >>
Building a campfire and eating well
For a campfire, you need fuel (dead and down or store-bought wood), an ignition source (matches), and air (all around). Sounds simple but there are some tricks that as a novice camper you might not realize. One thing you’ll want is variety in the size of your kindling. Look around and collect dry grass, twigs Read More >>
Good night’s sleep means good time camping
Speaking as someone who has been camping for a long while, a good night’s sleep is essential to enjoying any camping adventure. From buzzing bugs to an inadequate sleeping bag, there are a number of factors that can keep a camper from a good night’s sleep. So what is a novice camper to do? Element Read More >>
Three Types of Camping Adventures
As the camping season gets underway, it seems to me camping adventures will fall into three general categories: change of wallpaper; summer vacation; and, lifetime adventure. Let me clarify and give you examples. A Change of wallpaper adventure would be a mini-vacation, probably a weekend break in routine. The destination, close to home, is simply Read More >>
Trails we have hiked and enjoyed
There are lots of books on the shelf for spectacular trails such as the Appalachian and Pacific Crest trails. There are books of lesser known and equally glorious hiking trails. The trails mentioned in these books beckon the young and athletic who enjoy while challenging their endurance. But there are also numerous hiking trails for Read More >>
Winter activities for children
The luster of the children’s Christmas gifts has worn off. Here are a few ideas for activities from one Grandma to help parents get through the next few weeks of winter until Spring arrives. These ideas are for elementary school age children who live where there is snow. Sand toys – A bucket and shovel Read More >>
Rules when hiking with children
We have lots of plans for this summer. At the top of our things-to-do list is hiking with our grandchildren. One set of grandchildren live in a place surrounded by national forests and they often hike with their mother.. The other children live in a more urban environment. Their parents a very busy. For these Read More >>
Keep Fido, Kitty, or Polly Safe
When traveling, a paramount concern is keeping our pets, Fido, Kity, or Polly, safe. This is especially true in the RV. I have said, as a joke, that Fred is more likely to hit the road for another camping adventure without me than to leave his dogs behind. And he wouldn’t start our RV without Read More >>
