I ask a Campground to share with me its character. Are you wild, are you quiet, are you pretty, are you dark? These characteristics defining the quality of the camping experience. How do you define wildness? What do you consider “pretty”?

Which phrase do you think best describes driving to tent camp? 1. Car tent camping 2. Tent car camping I would really like to know what you think. I have been avoiding the phrase car camping (vs. tent camping or tent car camping). The truth is I am pretty much tethered to my car when … More Tethered

Wet shoes and warm socks, the glow of a nearly full moon, campfires, and long walks….the 2019 camping has officially started!

Cheep, cheep, caw, caw, toodle, toodle, rap, rap, rap” – Lesson from an Insomniac!Rider and I piled into the tent just as the stars were coming out. The sky to the west full of thunder clouds and the faintest of rumbles. Within the hour the storm was over us. The wind whipped, the clouds collided … More Tales from Around the Campfire

Been tucked in for a while now, so as the days lengthen and warm it’s no surprise I’ve been thinking about re-Wilding, about Nature Bathing. A little immersion in nature is all I need (well, repeatedly). I crave escaping modern life. Don’t get me wrong I appreciate all the conveniences: roofs, doors, heaters, running water. … More Nature Bathing: to soak in the natural wild planet

   I am even more in love than I ever thought I could be…”In the woods, in the mountains, there’s a good place to begin. The song about a Black Bear living in his Black Bear den Doing all the Black Bear things a Black Bear just might do. I hope in my next lifetime … More In love with the Bear

Cleaned up the old canoe, roped in a couple friends and with a few easy strokes spent the night under a last quarter waning moon at Stone Lagoon Boat-In Campground in Humboldt Lagoons State Park.  A stones throw (pun intended!) from civilization yet superbly WILD!