11 Tips for Planning a Road Trip

17 Monday Apr 2017

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I am a novice road trip planner. I had only planned a road trip once before: last year when we drove from San Diego to Corpus Christie over a 5 day period and that was hard enough! I must have been crazy when I decided to plan an 8-day adventure up the coast California, stopping at 5 campgrounds, one casino and driving a total of 1,500 miles. I quickly admitted I was way in over my head. Planning a road trip is hard and takes… planning! So here are my lessons learned while planning my trip. Continue reading →

7 Things to Look For in a Campsite

27 Thursday Mar 2014

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What to look for in a campsite

Wouldn’t it be nice to just roll up on a spot and think “Yep, this is the perfect spot to camp!” Well, from my experience, it doesn’t happen THAT often. There are several things you need to take into consideration- the toilet situation to the sleeping situation- here are 7 things you should consider when picking a camping spot: Continue reading →

You Choose My Next Adventure Winner…

05 Friday Apr 2013

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backpacking, camping, hiking, nature, outdoors, planning, travel, travelling, trips, yosemite

Thank you all for the votes on choosing my next adventure! And the winner is Yosemite! Now I don’t know where to begin on planning this thing! We’ve gone to local camping spots- nothing this big! I don’t even know where to begin! Probably need to get a reservation first. I have all my gear. Just need to pick a time and go, right?! Continue reading →

Preparing for the trip…

15 Sunday Jul 2012

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So you’ve decided you want to go camping but you don’t know where to begin?!! The most important part about your trip is where you are going and who you are going with! First, take into consideration the weather. If you are going somewhere hot is there shade or a river? If its cold can you build a camp fire? I also like to look at the pattern of weather one week ahead of time. In Southern California you can have it be 90 degrees one day and tomorrow its 60 degrees- I know 60 degrees isn’t cold for any one else in the United States but for Southern California it is! Continue reading →