Camping

Camp had been like a second home to me when I was younger. Our church would send us weeks at a time during the sizzling summers to girl power camps and conservatories. Long roads that seemed to go on without ends away from the city's noise where I could see only long pastures that contained cows and horses. I can still remember driving up the camps long driveway road the white gates that surround the perimeter held three different flags; American, Texan, and the Salvation Armys. This is the…

Sleep away camp, is often times a child’s first time away from home for longer than one night. This can be a scary, and overwhelming experience for many children. The society in which children grow up in modern day, is filled with scenarios that most adults can’t comprehend and being away from home as a child worried about these scenarios can compound the associated anxiety and stress in children. Sleep away camps are often times filled with activities: activities that on the surface sound…

Sitting around the lunch table, my two friends and I worriedly considered our futures. Requested to represent our school at the Rotary Youth Leadership Award camp, we weakly accepted the invitation. We were shocked, to say the least, that the three of us had been selected, as we, I especially, did not fit the bold, dauntless, Type A personality. Though we normally avoided risks, we agreed to attend the camp, for it appeared to be an opportunity to build our leadership qualities; but could we…

If you got multiple injuries and you can’t move, in the woods, and you were missing for 5 days, what would you do in this situation? In the articles, “The Most Important Rule” by Jared Myers and “Miraculous Lost and Found” by Katherine Leonard, each article provided information about what to do before hiking and experiences people had while hiking alone. The important points the authors discuss is how to let people be informed about your hiking destination and the experiences people have had…

A camper or RV brings you months of enjoyment throughout the year, but unless you travel full-time, your camper will be parked for weeks or even months at a time. You may even leave it parked and empty all winter long. That can pose a problem when it comes to mice getting inside and causing damage. Here are a few tips for keeping mice out of your camper or RV so you can avoid damage from gnawing and spare yourself from cleaning up a mess in the spring. Choose Your Storage Spot Carefully…

What if you and your family had to go in hiding? How would you prepare for hiding? What would you do to prepare, and what would you need? Well, the answer to those questions is what I will be answering. Finally, how would your needs be different if you were going to hiding for a week, month, or year? What would you need if you went in to hiding? You would need the two main things to live food and water. Also making a shelter would be good for a prolonged period of time hiding. You would…

For many years Ijams Nature Center has been a beloved park. The Ijams family first offered Girl Scout camps back in 1923 and thousands of individuals and groups visited this special place during the 1920s through the 1970s. Since the 1980s, nearly every school-aged child in Knoxville and its surrounding counties has come to Ijams on a field trip. Hundreds of children have attended summer camp and learned to love and care for the earth. Thousands of visitors walk our trails annually and come to…

5. River’s End Campground/Tybee Island, Savannah, Georgia Located in beautiful Savannah, River’s End is near no fewer than five lovely beaches where one may soak up the sun and swim. Savannah has several sites that history buffs will find irresistible. RV Accessibility River’s End Campground offers a variety of sites for different campers and RVs with full hookups. Amenities Full amenities are offered with each site at River’s End Campground. Shade trees are also available with some sites.…

My friends and I were at my friend Alex’s house we were all ready to play some airsoft we all already arrived in our gear. My gear consisted of british armor infantry desert BDUs (Battle dressed uniform) a face mask, a boone hat, a military grade vest and, a desert camo backpack which held water, snacks, and pellets. I had also brought my tormentor, an automatic rifle with a semi automatic mode and a pump action fire for close quarters, but we made a rule at close quarters you can only have…

After the adoption of my sister, we discovered a culture camp by the adoption agency not only my two sisters were adopted from, but my mother also. I first became a camper at this culture camp in the third grade. I loved spending time with other campers, teen counselor, and teachers. A couple of years later now in the seventh grade, it was time to go from a camper to a teen counselor, I now had the chance to be a teen counselor, like the counselors I had. It wasn’t easy becoming a counselor, for…