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Girl Scouts
Posted On 01-18-2010 , 8:39 PM
"I just bought 3 boxes of Girl Scout cookies from my niece, which made me think back to when I was a Girl Scout selling cookies. I was telling my children about my girl scouting days. They were shocked that I could have been a Girl Scout for 15 years. I started as a brownie when I was in the second grade. I went all through to the twelfth grade as a member of a Girl Scout troop. Then I was a leader of a troop for 5 years. It was so much fun…. Not just selling the cookies, and not just eating them, but all the friends we made and shared those fun times with. My first experience camping was when I was in a Girl Scout troop. Without them, I never would have become a camper at all. My family was not a camping family when I was younger. We tried one camping trip and we borrowed a camper for it. This camper slept 6 people and was not big enough since there were 9 of us in my family, but we managed to squish 7 people in it. My brother and sister slept in the car…. NOT much fun and no space to stretch out. THAT was a fun trip! Since we are now older, we have all had our share of camping experiences, but it was being a Girl Scout that really got the camping bug going.”
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Gathering Wood
Posted On 01-06-2010 , 10:46 PM
"It's pretty cold out there, people!! I remember camping in February in Massachusetts. The first thing we would do after we got to our cabin, yes, it was a cabin.... with cots.... and a huge fireplace.... (It was great!).... was go back outside and get firewood. Trying to find firewood that is covered with snow was pretty challenging. Trying to find any wood that was even dry was impossible. So, we kicked around the snow, which was beautiful and sparkly by the way, and eventually found some wood. We dragged the wood inside the cabin and gathered around the fireplace. Oh, there was no other way to heat the place up, so getting the fire going was key in this whole cabin-camping experience. Fortunately, the last campers in this cabin left a pile of nice, seasoned, dry wood for us. We got the fire going and kept it going non-stop for the days that we would be there. We would place the wet wood in front of the fire to dry it out. Every day we would spend some time gathering more wood so there would be enough for our stay. We also wanted to make sure that we left some wood for the next travelers that would be staying at this cabin. It sounds like we spent a lot of time gathering wood and not doing much else. You would be so wrong if you thought this. We also hiked, went ice-skating, sledding, played board games, cards, sang songs and told stories. It was great."
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Get a Compass!
Posted On 10-21-2009 , 11:11 AM
“Have you ever been lost? Not horribly, I hope, but occasionally not quite sure where you are or which direction to head? Well, I have been in that situation and a compass came in pretty handy. I have one in my car, one of those stick-on ones that I have on my front window. I can always tell which direction I am going in and this helps. We just finished a page in our website that tells you how to use a compass. It’s pretty basic and I’m sure you will be able to figure it out. You are asking yourself, “but wait, I have a cell phone that is also a GPS system and hey, I think it even has a compass on it”! Well, some phones do have a compass application that you can get and I would recommend that. At times, when you have phone reception, and are lost, a phone call could be all that you might need. But if there is no reception or your battery dies on you, then what? So, it’s a good idea to have a compass on hand when you are traveling around, just in case. They are inexpensive and small enough that one can fit in your pocket. Okay, for your next trip, I want you to write down “Get a Compass” on your list of things to do!”
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Weather expectations for Fall Camping
Posted On 09-29-2009 , 9:30 PM
“Autumn. Fall camping. The colors are beautiful and the scenery is breathtaking. Camping in the fall brings with it different accessories than summer camping. You definitely will want to bring your camera to catch some of the fall colors. You will also have to take into consideration, the ever changing weather conditions for this time of year. Days can be warm and sunny one or rainy and cool. The nights for fall camping can be almost freezing. Some areas in northern New England have their first frosts by the end of September. I just heard the weather forecast and there was actually snow expected tomorrow evening up in the White Mountains! SNOW!!! Hard to believe but true! So pack warm clothes and dress in layers. Pack a great sleeping bag and make sure you have your fire wood all ready incase you do get some of that beautiful snow.”
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Fall Camping
Posted On 09-20-2009 , 9:08 PM
“Camping in the fall means heading to the New England states so you can be sure to catch the beautiful colors of this season. Five of the best places to camp in the fall are mentioned in Yankee Magazine. They are: Little Moose Management Unit in Greenville, Maine; Mount Philo State Park in Charlotte, Vermont; Lost River Valley Campground in North Woodstock, New Hampshire; Clarksburg State Park in Clarksburg, Massachusetts and Oak Embers in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.
I have been to Clarksburg, MA and North Woodstock, NH. I can vouch for both of these places to offer great scenery and bright fall foliage colors. It is not freezing yet, but the nights are cool, so make sure you have a great sleeping bag. Some blankets on the ground and then your sleeping bag make the ground a little more comfortable to lie down on. Of course, an air mattress works better.
Camping can be fun any time of the year, but in the fall, you can really experience the full spectrum of colors.”
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