A desire to wander and witness first-hand the splendors of the natural world has long been relegated to his retirement years. Before traveling extensively, we must wait for a long distant future, after kids have moved out and a steady stream of retirement income can maintain expenses. It was the responsible thing to do. This is no longer the case. The word ‘wanderlust’ ign … [Read more...]
Ogden’s Tentsile Tree Tents
The trouble with your typical camping hammock is that it fits only one person, provides little cover, and tends to dump its occupant into the dirt. For hammock lovers, one company has solved these problems in designing a unique tent that many folks are adding to their gear collection. Tentsile Tree Tents on 24th Street in Ogden is a warehouse, an office and a store, making … [Read more...]
7 Essentials For Backpacking With Kids
From the Rocky Mountains to the red rock deserts, Utah has some of the most unique and beautiful places to park an RV or pitch a tent. When our kids were babies, we carried them along with our gear on short backpacking trips to two of our favorite spots, Willow Lake and Mary Lake up Big Cottonwood Canyon. By the time we had three small children, backpacking became … [Read more...]
Utah Happy Campers
Camping is finding a balance between enjoying creature comforts yet still feeling a connection with nature. The question is: Can you have it both ways? I was once a very hard-core backpacker, which made me anti-RV. I believed anyone who would consider it “camping” while maintaining a fridge, toilet, AC and in some cases a flat screen TV with a DVD collection at … [Read more...]