Wanna Win $5,000?

26 Sunday Jan 2014

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budget, camping, clothing, environment, Fashion, finance, hiking, money, recycle, recycling, repreve, turn it green

You may have heard me mention this awesome product- Repreve. Repreve is a recycled fiber that turns plastic bottles into products from Patagonia, North Face, Volcom, and many others! Now Repreve wants to give you $5,000! All you have to do is show how you help out the environment and “turn it green”. This contest ends February 2 so you still have time! Here are the official rules: Continue reading →

5 Ways to Help Out the Environment

13 Monday Jan 2014

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#turnitgreen, camping, earth, environment, hiking, nature, outdoors, recycling, repreve, x games

Let’s face it- there environment is harmed everyday and its our job to protect it! Here are 5 ways I try to help out the environment:

Go camping! When you camp, you are outdoors- use flashlights and campfires for light and (hopefully) using water pumps for your drinking/ cooking water. By doing this, you will conserve what you would be using at home! And it lowers your electricity/ water bill!

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Graffiti at an All-Time High- Parks Closing…

18 Thursday Apr 2013

Posted by girlycamping in News Updates, Photos

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backpacking, camping, environment, graffiti, hiking, joshua tree, national parks, nature, outdoors, parks, photography, photos, pictures, trash, vandalism, vandalize

This past weekend we camped in Angeles National Forest east of Azusa in Los Angeles. I was walking around taking pictures when I spot graffiti- all over the place! It was announced that popular hiking spots of Joshua Tree are being closed for graffiti as well. Rangers said they’ve found graffiti spray painted on 17 sites, including the famous rock formations and historic Native American sites, at the Southern California park’s Rattlesnake Canyon. Continue reading →