Why go camping? 95. You love it. 94. Someone you love loves it. 93. You need a break from someone you love. 92. You need a break from someone you don’t love. 91. Postpone breaking up. ("Sorry, baby, can't talk. Bad cell service!") 90. Initiate a break-up. ("If you really love me, you'll come with me...") … Continue reading 95 Reasons to Camp: Countdown Part 1
Turtle Chases Shark
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. ~ Plato I've personally faced some employment challenges lately (which are much different than "challenges at my place of employment" - although, I faced those recently too), but that drought ended Monday. As I spread my good news around, I am strongly reminded of … Continue reading Turtle Chases Shark
Hey, Sleepyhead!
Wake up! Yes, you, napping under those trees. I'm talking to YOU. No, you were NOT awake. I checked: Because there's a huge bug on your shirt. I don't know what it is. Some sort of moth or butterfly... A Motherfly?
Photo Duel: U.S.A. vs. Italy
In one corner, photos from America! In the opposite corner, photos from Italy! Inventive America occasionally trips, running back and forth between big Ideas and bigger Ideals. Fashionable Italy sometimes favors Form over Function. Who will prevail? The Rules: Winner is determined by the Blog Host, best of five rounds. American photos to the West … Continue reading Photo Duel: U.S.A. vs. Italy
Spain: Park Güell
Campfire Tales promised you a glimpse of some "national parks, should-be parks, and multiple World Heritage sites." So far, this visual tour encompassed locations in Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia. Finally, our last destination - Park Güell, in Barcelona, Spain - is both a public park and a UNESCO World Heritage site, designed by Antoni Gaudí. … Continue reading Spain: Park Güell
Stay Strong, Hawaii
Aloha Hawaii, Sorry to hear about all your recent troubles. Mahalo for so many great memories, and I look forward to many more. Hope to see you soon. Cheers! Chad
Slovenia: Cave & Castle & Cake
I like it here in this beautiful place! ~ Small Boy on Cave Tour Get me out of this creepy place! ~ Grown Woman on Cave Tour "This place" might not be for everyone. If you like the idea of riding a train deep into the earth and touring one of the largest known cave … Continue reading Slovenia: Cave & Castle & Cake
Plitvice Lakes: Waterfall Wanderland
The tour guide – let’s call her Jezera, so she doesn’t lose her job, okay? – spotted Mike and me as she started a head count on the bus. “Where have you two been?” she asked, flipping the apology we’d been expecting into an accusation: She hadn’t ditched us; we’d wandered away. “We got held … Continue reading Plitvice Lakes: Waterfall Wanderland
Croatia: Plitvice Lakes National Park
Founded in 1949, Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia USED to be a well-kept secret, but the park has seen a boom in tourism over the past 20 years. (An increase of more than a million visitors a year over the last 16 years? Yikety-yikes!) Had you heard of Plitvice before this post? I only … Continue reading Croatia: Plitvice Lakes National Park
My Million Dollar View — The Camping Sasquatch
I wrote this while enjoying the morning on Cinder Lake… My eyes crack open in the still dark morning, my body wrapped up in my sleeping bag. I’m well rested and ready to start my day. Sleeping outside seems to give me the best nights sleep I can possibly get. I roll over and check […] … Continue reading My Million Dollar View — The Camping Sasquatch
