Suzi’s Blog
The U.S. National Forest Campgrounds Guide website, www.forestcamping.com, is a wealth of information about developed campgrounds in all 176 national forests and grasslands across the country. It is basically an encyclopedia, straight forward and impersonal. Suzi’s Blog adds a little personal touch to the ForestCamping.com website with postings about our experiences, adventures, and discoveries along with other postings related to camping, national forests and grasslands, and family fund.
I am Suzi Dow and I hope you will find something interesting, something helpful, something informative, but mostly something that will help you get out and discover our national forests and grasslands.
Road Trip Scavenger Hunt
The following scavenger hunt sheets should help keep the back seat passengers interested in what is going on. Feel free to modify and develop your own. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ROAD TRIP SCAVENGER HUNT How many can you find? ❏ Something purple ❏ A dog ❏ A Wisconsin license plate ❏ A diamond shape ❏ A tow truck Read More >>
Camping in Hot Weather Continues
Shelter It can be really hard to sleep in sweltering hot conditions, particularly if it’s also humid. For that reason, you need a specialized summer camping setup, just like you need winter gear for snow camping. If you buy nothing else, make it a mesh cot. Lifting your body off the ground allows air to Read More >>
Hot Weather Camping means bugs
It’s summer, so you’re probably camping by water. And that means bugs. The basis of anyone’s anti-bug arsenal needs to be a DEET-based bug spray. Natural alternatives and home remedies have been scientifically proven to be ineffective. Humans have applied more than 8 billion doses of DEET in the past 50 years, and in that Read More >>
More tips for camping in hot weather
Here are some more tips and tricks for hot weather camping. Food and Drinks suggestions There’s nothing better than a campfire on a summer night, but cooking food over campfire in the middle of a summer day is just miserable. Save the cooking for dinner, and choose breakfast and lunches that are quick to prepare. Read More >>
Camping in hot weather
I think I can safely declare SUMMER IS HERE!. It seemed like it took a long time but all the indications are its going to be a very warm season. This week’s blog s are about suggestions for dealing with the raising temperatures. Wardrobe suggestions The basic idea is to keep the sun and bugs Read More >>
Snowy Ennis, Mt
I love visiting Ennis, Montana since my two grand-daughters live there. While my grand-daughters are always the sweetest girls, the weather isn’t always. Here is a photo of what greeted us the morning of June 8th. And yes, that’s snow, not clouds. on those mountains from foot to peak, and we had to had to Read More >>
Camping in a national forest or grasslands RULES!
Here are a dozen reasons to camp in a National Forest: Elbow Room – There is no need to worry if your neighbor might hear a late night discussion and critique your dinner menu; the distance between sites is simply too great. Meet the most interesting people – You might have a camp site neighbor Read More >>
Home Remedies
When out and about in a new place or someplace where medical attention isn’t easy to get and the problem doesn’t seem yo be life threatening, I’ll try some more “home remedy” things to resolve my problems, such as: Constipation: If the old reliable of five prunes doesn’t work, drink 8 oz unfiltered aloe vera Read More >>
Recipes from Bye-gone Days
While visiting a Pike National Forest’s district office I came across a booklet titled “Pioneer Cooking and Recipes.” Always curious about the techniques, tips and treats of earlier homemakers, I started scan this booklet. I’ll admit it is doubtful I will every try some of the recipes . Indian Bean Bread and Venison Mincemeat being Read More >>
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 >>
