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Camping: the art of getting closer to nature while getting farther away from the nearest cold beverage, hot shower and flush toilet.
On Fame's eternal camping-ground
The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition.
If you're not in New York, you're camping out.
She had the loaded handbag of someone who camps out and seldom goes home, or who imagines life must be full of emergencies.
Any man, in the right situation, is capable of murder. But not any man is capable of being a good camper. So, murder and camping are not as similar as you might think.
Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.
Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.
It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.
The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter, and is about as ample at one season as at another. It is as well for cheerfulness as for warmth and dryness.
But the place which you have selected for your camp, though never so rough and grim, begins at once to have its attractions, and becomes a very centre of civilization to you: “Home is home, be it never so homely. ![]() Outdoors
Marry an outdoors woman. Then if you throw her out into the yard on a cold night, she can still survive.
It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.
Backpacking: An extended form of hiking in which people carry double the amount of gear they need for half the distance they planned to go in twice the time it should take.
A funny thing to do is, if you're out hiking and your friend gets bitten by a poisonous snake, tell him you're going to go for help, then go about ten feet and pretend that *you* got bit by a snake. Then start an argument with him about who's going to go get help. A lot of guys will start crying. That's why it makes you feel good when you tell them it was just a joke.
I love that whole princess mentality, but I also like throwing my hair in a ponytail and just wearing jeans, going on a hike and then eating a big chili-cheeseburger.
I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind. Read stories, tips and advice from other campers. You can even share your own personal experiences, recipes, and gear reviews.
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