by Liz Childers We have talked before about camping with kids: it’s an entire different experience than camping solo or with just adults. Like any activity, especially those that require a great deal of exertion, camping must be adjusted to a child’s abilities. Hiking is, of course, a much tougher outdoor activity than camping. It […]
by Liz Childers The nighttime introduces you to many scouting skills. The deep darkness of the night puts your other senses to work. An experienced scout can also tell you that finding one’s way around the woods is much more difficult once the Sun goes down. Most scouts get the opportunity to learn and use […]
by Liz Childers Have you seen the Nissan Car commercial entitled “Baby”? A young husband is told that he’s going to be a father. He immediately goes out to his tiny sports car and, after some thoughtful staring, begins stretching the car into a larger model. One that is more child-friendly. Parents know that kids […]
Family camping is a double-faced term. For some, it evokes memories of balmy afternoons playing hide-and-go-seek amidst towering pines, catching fresh trout in gurgling creeks and roasting S’mores over roaring campfires. For others, its summons forth dark days of buying expensive camping gear, getting lost on the way to a state park, getting lost at […]
by Timothy Martinez Jr. If you’re looking for a great way to get your family, kids or troop on an exciting outdoor adventure, a new phenomenon called geocaching is just the thing for you. Geocaching has exploded in popularity over the last decade because of its thrill, journey and outdoor fun. For those who have […]
by ‘Timothy Martinez Jr. Scouts are a different breed of people filled with intimate knowledge of the outdoors and life-saving survival skills they will hopefully never have to use. One resilient Boy Scout learned just how important these skills are. The 12-year-old boy safely made it through the night after getting lost while on a […]
by Liz Childers In February, Kevin Nealon voiced some of his fears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. What were they about, you wonder? Well, it was the simple subject of camping. Nealon, the funny man from Saturday Night Live and Weeds, wants to take his 4 year-old son camping, but expresses some concerns about the […]
