Camping Outdoors
This is the year we try real camping outdoors. So far I have only let my kids sleep in the tent, in the back yard with me keeping an eye on them all night. This weekend I am taking them camping outdoors for real. We will be out in the woods, by the lake and no running indoors if it rains. I have our camp site booked and everything is packed and ready to go.... Read More
Now that fall is here, we're getting out the hiking gear for many blissful walks in the desert parks near our home. We are so lucky to live on the outskirts of Phoenix on the east side, and the Superstition mountains are just a few miles from our home. We like to go early in the morning when it's warm out, and later in the afternoon when the mornings are cold in the... 
This fall we are going down the Colorado on a river rafting trip, and the outfitters said we should bring along plenty of waterproof bags to keep our clothes and valuables dry. We were reading the details of the packet they sent us and made a list of the camping gear we need for this adventure. This is going to be one fine trip. I've read John Wesley Powell's account of... 
This is my first year living in Southern California. I always knew about the annual wild fires but this year history has been made (video showing scope below) after a nearby wildfire has consumed hundreds of thousands of acres in the largest brush fire ever seen in LA history. That is saying something considering this natural disaster strikes every year. They’re saying the... 
Labor Day weekend looms, and we are heading to a cooler climate to get out and get some exercise. More than likely, it'll just be a day trip because the weather is uncertain for camping outdoors. There is a big hurricane blowing up from the south and by the time it gets here, it'll bring lots of wind and rain which is not exactly conducive to a lot of outdoor sports. But... 
We live in Phoenix where the summers are so hot, so when we look for relief from the heat, the first thing we turn to is camping outdoors in the beautiful mountains in Arizona. The temperature falls 3.5 degrees F per every 1,000 feet of elevation gain, so our goal is to get as high as we can for out camping outdoors. There are tradeoffs, however. If we get too high, the... 
