Ten Reasons I Camp
Why do I like to camp in national forests and grasslands? Here are my ten reasons to go camping:
- A big reason is camping is better than therapy. Afterall, John Muir said like, “The wilderness is an antidote to the stress of modern life” and I concur.
- Another reason is discovering a quiet, two-lane road lined with the small towns and farms that are the foundation of my country.
- And than being wrapped in the absence of silence is a good reason. Falling a sleep to the sound of the wind whispering secrets to the trees and waking to the cheery racket of an early bird and his friends are good reasons.
- Meeting new people with interesting stories to tell.
- Watching a sunset in a new place and sunrises over a landscape as old as time.
- The smell of a campfire and the squeals of my grandchildren discovering a fuzzy caterpillar crawling up a tree.
- Talking with a special someone in the glow of a campfire.
- Hearing the hoot of an owl or lonely howl of a distant coyote or wolf in the middle of the night and knowing I’m not alone.
- Discovering my country and its beauty.
- But my biggest reason is to escape the hustle-and-bustle of the modern technology-filled world.
A gal and her dog – don’t get much better.
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