Preparing for the first camping trip of the year can be almost as much of an adventure as the trip itself! Tracking down gear, making sure all… Read more “Played The Fun Game of “What’s In This Tiny Bottle?” Pre-Camping Trip Adventures…”
Category: Camping
It’s Happening! Camping Trip Next Week…
Now THIS feels like a real vacation! We have a few days on the vacation calendar next week, and plan to camp for two nights at a… Read more “It’s Happening! Camping Trip Next Week…”
Ordered A New Tent Today! AND I Can Stand Up In It!
I ordered a new camping tent online today. Shopping for a tent can be quite an ordeal when you’re a tall person! Using the “compare” feature on… Read more “Ordered A New Tent Today! AND I Can Stand Up In It!”
When Signs Need Other Signs…
I did not take this photo, but it showed up in my Facebook news feed from North Higgins Lake State Park. My husband and I camped at… Read more “When Signs Need Other Signs…”
Harrisville State Park Cabin Fever Weekend – October, 2019 (Literally)!
Let’s pretend I’m an overly important person standing at a lectern on a stage addressing a room full of about…500 people And I ask: “Let’s see a… Read more “Harrisville State Park Cabin Fever Weekend – October, 2019 (Literally)!”
Annual Fall Cabin Trip Coming Soon!
In what has become kind of a fall tradition, my husband and I will be going on a cabin trip very soon! This time we’ll be staying… Read more “Annual Fall Cabin Trip Coming Soon!”
Pics From Our Last Tent Camping Adventure (Brighton Recreation Area, MI 2019)
My husband and I recently went on a one-night camping trip at Brighton Recreation Area. We also did a “side visit” to Half Moon Lake in Pinckney… Read more “Pics From Our Last Tent Camping Adventure (Brighton Recreation Area, MI 2019)”
Camping Trip Tonight!
I’m going to start packing for a one-night camping trip pretty soon! We’ll be heading to Brighton Recreation Area and camping in the Appleton Lake rustic campground.… Read more “Camping Trip Tonight!”
Fact Du Jour – August 22, 2019 – Michigan Parks Donated By The Dodge Brothers
John and Horace Dodge – who started their own car company – and bought a lot of land in Michigan. Though you can’t tell by this photo,… Read more “Fact Du Jour – August 22, 2019 – Michigan Parks Donated By The Dodge Brothers”
I’m So Happy I Screwed Up That Camping Reservation!
Thursday afternoon, my husband and I painstakingly navigated our way to a place we thought we’d be camping for three nights – a place called Tippy Dam… Read more “I’m So Happy I Screwed Up That Camping Reservation!”