Hammocks Do Rock
One of the best purchases we have made for our camping outings is our hammocks. We haven’t been able to use them on every single trip though, because we need trees to hang them. Something that isn’t so plentiful in the desert. As you can see here, they are fabric hammocks and we hung them from the sun shade that was provided at the campsite.
One thing we would like to get is a hammock stand. They would work okay for car camping, but not so well if we were backpacking in somewhere. There are so many different types of hammocks on the market to choose from, and you can read all about these different types at HammocksRock.
Plan a Summer Road Trip
There is a great site that my blogging buddy Drew from The Wired Kayaker turned me onto, and I just love it! It’s called America’s Byways®: National Scenic Byways Online, and the question on the site is, “Where do you want to go?” So I clicked on Nevada of course, and I got the Las Vegas Strip. Uh…okay. Not the kind of thing I was looking for. Onto my next search.
Southern Utah isn’t too far of a drive, and Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway looks like a fantastic place to visit!
Numerous sites are available to the public where bones and tracks are still visible in the ground.
How cool is that?
I love the Print-n-Go feature, where you can print maps, driving directions, visitor information, and any restrictions you may come across. It’s just so handy!
So if you’ve never seen this site, please go check it out. What a great way to plan a summer road trip with your family or friends this summer.
LeisureTime Promotions
I love the outdoors, and I love to travel. I also love to sleep in a sleeping bag on the ground in the middle of no where. But there are times when I want to travel and still have the luxury of home, and for those times a vacation VIP package from Leisuretime promotions would be wonderful.
Becoming a member allows you to choose when you go, and how long you stay at a resort. As a VIP member, you automatically qualify for generous flights, hotel and car rental discounts, plus other exclusive travel benefits. All you do is buy “points” then use them to go on vacation to all the different resorts in the network, including Australia, India, and Canada. The list goes on and on of all the exciting and fun places. All I needed to do was visit the video testimonials page to see how great this Leisuretime VIP package is.
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Wordless Wednesday
Wilderness Programs Etc.
There is something about being in the great outdoors that makes us all feel better. So when I read about the Directory Of Wilderness Programs for teens that are in trouble and struggling, I thought, GREAT IDEA! There is a reason that the first few nice days of spring bring people flocking outside, either to yard work, take a bike ride, a hike, or just washing the car. The fresh air and sunshine do wonderful things for the soul. This is a new site, but it’s mission is promising to me.
WildernessProgramsEtc.com, troubled teens, wilderness programs
Wool Camping Blankets
Don’t you just love the warmth of a wool blanket? We have two that we take camping that I usually end up putting underneath me just to keep the cold from coming up through the ground. We bought a new one last year, and we’ve used it about 5 times, so today I decided I should wash it.
I guess reading the tag that said “dry clean only” should have been my first step.
I’ve got it in the dryer on low, and I am cleaning out the lint trap every 3-5 minutes. The blanket itself looks okay though, despite the fact it’s losing it’s material at a very fast pace. LOL!
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Black Rock Rendezvous 2007
What are you guys doing on Memorial Day weekend? I’ll be recovering from a surgery, so unless Michael is going to build me a van with a nice hospital bed in it, I will be missing the Black Rock Rendezvous 2007, and that makes me sad. It looks amazing!
Workshops and Speakers:
Various user groups will be having workshops and giving demonstrations. Become a BLM Volunteer, learn about Leave No Trace Ethics and Wilderness Monitoring, learn about the history, rockhounding and rock art in the region.
A Day Of Tours:
Rockhounding
Guru Rd. and Fly Geyser
Petroglyph Tours in the Granite Range
High Rock Canyon/Soldier Meadows
Wilderness HIke/Clean Up in the Calico Range
Plus Cultural Site Stewardship Certification
camping adventures, Black Rock Rendezvous 2007
Camping Hump
The mandatory humping picture of all camping trips? I think he was helping me up out of the tent, but to me it looks like he was getting a hump in. LOL!
Campsite Picture of the Day
One place we’ve never been camping is Red Rock Canyon State Park, but we want to. I was searching for images, and found this one. It looks like a great place to camp, and we’ll be heading that way soon!
This comes from tsallam’s Flickr stream.
Our campsite at Red Rock Canyon State Park
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Recreational Vehicles Can Be Cool Also
As much as we love our tent camping, we can’t help but think what it would be like to own a camper. As you may have noticed in the pictures I posted earlier today, there were several different styles of campers in our camping group. Now that the weather is getting nicer, maybe it’s a good idea to start looking at Recreational vehicles, Spring is a good time to buy them for sure. It was sure nice to have bathroom to use while we were out on the dry lake bed. We talked a little about what kind we would buy, and we think we would get a pop-up style, just because they are almost exactly like a tent, but with a potty.
We are two people who love to go camping and hiking. We love the outdoors, and we are working on becoming as green as we can be.
