15 Friday Aug 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Hiking, Products I Love
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Bear Grylls, bushnell, camping, hiking, outdoors, phone charger, product review, solar charger, solarwrap, usb charger
I’m typically an advocate for leaving electronics at home while hitting the outdoors but if you must…. here is a little gem my friend introduced me to: Bushnell Bear Grylls SolarWrap Mini USB Charger. This little guy can charge your smartphone, MP3 player, or any item that charges from a USB power source Here’s how it works: Continue reading
06 Wednesday Aug 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Hiking, Tips
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camping, emergency, fire safety, hiking, outdoor safety tips, outdoors, safe, safety, safety tips, tips, ways to stay safe
Whether you’re going for a day hike or a 2 week backpacking trip, you always need to stay safe and use your best judgment. Here are 8 safety tips for the outdoors: Continue reading
28 Monday Jul 2014
Posted in Blogging Shmogging, Camping Trips, Guest Blogs
If 5 reasons to go camping wasn’t enough, check out 14 Reasons to Go Camping on Active.com.
25 Friday Jul 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Food and Drinks
We eat a lot of dehydrated food while camping- especially when we hike in all our gear! Yes, it would be nice to have burgers and hotdogs but that would require towing a huge cooler about 5 miles. I wanted to make a real breakfast so I bought Bisquick pancake batter that required only water. I cooked it in a sauce pan which was a little difficult at first Continue reading
23 Wednesday Jul 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Hiking, Photos
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Angeles National Forest, bridge to nowhere, camping, east fork, hiking, mountains, narrows, nature, outdoors, photography, pictures, san gabriels
Last weekend, we hiked out about 5 1/2 miles in the Angeles National Forest along the East Fork river to what is called “The Narrows”. This spot is absolutely serene! With the large rock formations on both sides of you, calm river, and big horn sheep spotting’s, you’ll be sure to have a great and peaceful time! Here are just a few of my favorite pictures I snapped: Continue reading
21 Monday Jul 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Hiking, Products I Love
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camping, emergency, hiking, hiking products, lifestraw, outdoors, products, purifier, review, water, water filter
We’ve been on a quest to find great, easy water filters! While browsing around at REI, Lifestraw caught my eye. Lifestraw is a personal water filter that allows you to drink directly from a water source or bottle. This was originally designed as an emergency relief tool to provide access to clean and safe water to people affected by natural disasters such as the Haitian Continue reading
16 Wednesday Jul 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Hiking, Photos
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Angeles National Forest, camping, hiking, los angeles, narrows, nature, nature photos, outdoors, photography, pictures
If you can’t tell, I LOVE nature pics:) Here are some scenic nature pics from our past weekend in the “Narrows” deep in the heart of Angeles National Forest! Continue reading
09 Wednesday Jul 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Hiking, Tips
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backpacking, Camelbak, Camelbak All Clear, camping, head lamp, hiking, Nalgene, outdoors, platypus wine bladder, REI, wine
With all the gear we take outdoors, there are a few items we could afford to lose. Here are 5 items I ditched and why I moved on…
Lantern– I love my lantern! I’ve played hundreds of card games under it and carried it with me for miles on night hikes BUT I discovered something- the head lamp! I know, right?! It took that long for me to cave in but I love my head lamp! It is light weight and small, fitting perfectly into my front pocket of my backpack for easy, quick access. Continue reading
07 Monday Jul 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Guest Blogs, Hiking, Tips
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active, backpacking, camping, guest blog, hiking, nature, outdoors, sleep tips, sleeping, trail
Has sleeping on the trail always been a challenge for you? Check out the post I wrote for Active.com with 8 tips to sleeping on the trail!
04 Friday Jul 2014
Posted by girlycamping | Filed under Camping Trips
Girly Camping® 