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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 […]
Valentine’s Day is conveniently positioned just before Spring fever begins. For me, that means it’s almost time to pull my camping gear out of the mothballs and start planning a few camping trips. If you’re an outdoor enthusiast, hopefully your Valentine shares your love of hiking, camping, hunting, climbing or whatever your alfresco thrill may […]
When I was in my youth, I spent very little time sleeping outside in sub-zero temperatures. Some of that had to do with my aversion toward the cold, the rest probably with the fact that I grew up in Louisiana. Regardless, it ‘s safe to say that I never had a chance to earn my […]
Of all the types of camping, solo camping may make campers the most divided. Supporters of solo camping believe that it is the best way to explore the outdoors. You can hike, paddle, or drive where you want and stop when you’re ready to dig in the stakes of your one-person tent. They also say […]
Campers have all sorts of different ideas about the best way to get their rest in the great outdoors. However, few are more unique than hammock camping, where campers sleep suspended in the trees. This tactic will be on display en masse this week in Osceola State Park in Florida, where a group of hammock […]
Sometimes I worry that we use the term “camping” too liberally. It refers to so much more than a simple tent at a campfire. RV camping, winter camping, camping to hike, camping by the river next to your kayak? There are so many ways to camp and activities that can get you to your camp site […]
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 […]
If you have a dog, I’m willing to guess you’ve considered taking it hiking or camping. Taking your dog hiking is a great way to spend time with it outside of the house. Hiking with your dog is also a wonderful way to expose it to the outdoors in a way that city dogs rarely […]
Approximately 2,500 years ago, a strange, wandering bald guy named Siddhārtha Gautama took a break from a long walk to sit down under a Bodhi tree somewhere in Northern India. He sat under that tree for 49 days, barely moving, until he achieved a state of calm, meditative relaxation he called “enlightenment.” Then, satisfied with himself, […]
by Liz Childers “I usually try to have a New Year’s resolution, but I’ve spent the entirety of today trying to remember what mine was for 2011. Obviously it was quickly abandoned this year! I think a resolution must be realistic and specific for it to be successful. With that in mind, I think this […]
