Camping dilemma: You want to "keep it simple" at mealtime, so you plan on bringing mostly food that requires no cooking. Unfortunately, this means everything might seem like "trail snacks," which will constantly remind everyone of hiking, and all the smiles that start the trip... ... soon turn into frowns. So, what's the solution? Easy … Continue reading Camping Cuisine: Grilled Goodness
Author: Camp Host Chad
The Long Night is Over
The thing about nights while camping is this: You never know what the drama will be From the moment you duly extinguish The evening fire to sunlight through the canopy. Maybe sound amplifies in the pitch black Because every small noise portends danger And suggests a threat. The slightest crack Can't be deer, the sigh … Continue reading The Long Night is Over
Saving S.O.S.
Have you ever embarked on an adventure, a goal or a task, only to realize early on (but too late to turn back), "Uh-oh. This isn't going to turn out well?" As my readership is a bit fractured these days, let me relate a bit to my various followers: * To my adventurous, "outdoors" readers: … Continue reading Saving S.O.S.
Winter/Green
A few months ago, a tree-trimming crew working for my city worked down my street. They carefully pruned the first of the three trees in front of my condo building, but maybe they ran out of time because they then chopped off the entire crown on the next two trees. The two decapitated trees then … Continue reading Winter/Green
Fill in the Blanks
Please pick a president; all most will do. Today's their Day! Have fun and celebrate! It's best we carpe diem (Who knows? You!) Before they have a "(name a scandal)-gate." ~ Camp Host Chad Happy President's Day!
Cheers to the Years!
We slammed the door On Twenty-Four, We hope to thrive In Twenty-Five. But should the fix Be Twenty-Six Or - good heavens - Twenty-Seven, I raise my glass, “Let the time pass!” ~ Camp Host Chad
Not So Winding Road
Every time I hear "I Got a Name" by Jim Croce lately, that first line instantly transports me back to a trip I took this past May to Lassen Volcanic National Park. Like the pine trees lining the winding road I've got a name, I've got a name. ~ "I Got a Name" Jim Croce … Continue reading Not So Winding Road
Year 1: Launch!
Hi! (insert nervous smile here) I haven't posted in a while... OK, OK. I haven't posted in 2024. So what! What's it to you? Oh, you were just worried? (shy smile) Thank you! So then what's my excuse? My "best" one? Well, I either started an all-consuming job, survived a car accident that upended my … Continue reading Year 1: Launch!
Hang On, We’re Almost to the New Year
https://youtu.be/9Jz706sJMjg?si=TKmISIVahN6JyEJG 2024 is right around the corner!
“Pumpkin WHAT?!”
Before we talk about this.... We first need to need to establish two things. I made mini pumpkin pies before Thanksgiving, in a cute Mini Pie Maker I got for my birthday. I made deviled eggs (*two ways) to take to Thanksgiving dinner as an appetizer. Why is that important? Because to understand why I … Continue reading “Pumpkin WHAT?!”
Campfire Tales 