by Liz Childers “Spring fever hits people across the country just the same. If you’re in the fortunate states that have spring weather in March, then being inside on a beautiful day can make you kick your feet at your desk – school or office. And if you’re still wading through a sludgy winter, the […]
by Liz Childers As a big fan of contemporary folk music, Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes tend to be at the top of my iTunes “Top 25 Most Played.” Each band has a very different sound, but they all boast impressive lyrics, beautiful banjo pickin’, and […]
by Liz Childers In my email this morning, I found a press release from Tom Johnson Camping Center, a North Carolina-based dealer of new and used RVs. Not being from North Carolina, I normally would have skipped over this, but the subject caught my eye. It reads, “Tom Johnson Camping Carrying Handicap Access Model RVs.” […]
by Liz Childers Windsor Castle visitors shouldn’t expect to see Queen Elizabeth unzipping the entrance to any Coleman tents on a warm morning this August. Visitors will, however, catch glimpses of slightly less coifed heads rolling out of their tents. The Queen of England agreed yesterday to allow Windsor Great Park to serve as a […]
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. Deep in the heart of New York City, the most populous city in the United States, sits a group of people who are fending for themselves in the wilderness. This isn’t some metaphor for the city as a concrete jungle either. These are people surviving off the basics, finding food on […]
by Liz Childers Lost in the Woods recently caught up with Fred and Suzi Dow while they were at a campground in South Dakota. For 17 years, the Dows have been visiting the national forests and grasslands in order to provide others with the information they need about campgrounds at these sites. Last week, we […]
by Liz Childers It’s incredibly easy to forget how diverse America’s landscapes and ecosystems are. For outdoor lovers, this is a luxury that allows nearly infinite exploration. The vast diversity of America’s landscapes and ecosystems ensures camping can be a completely new experience depending on where you go. In an ongoing effort to cull information […]
by Timothy Martinez Jr. Here are your choices: a costly vacation to an exotic location in another country or an inexpensive trip to the local campgrounds? While in the past, most people might have opted for the former, the cheap trip to a local campground is becoming the more appealing option. According to an article […]
by Daniel Lawton Oregon is a stellar destination for two things: hiking gorgeous trails and slugging heady wine. I know this because I’ve lived there, twice, though I must admit that I never purchased a bottle of wine that eclipsed $10. Nevertheless, I went hiking dozens of times, trampling through the cavernous folds of the […]
