get it open. So we get up the next morning and our cool-
er is open and the kabobs are all gone, just the wrappers
were left. It turns out raccoons are extremely proficient
thieves. They somehow managed to get my cooler open,
and they chowed down on everything, including my
special one-of-a-kind kabobs. Just little lessons I learned
... .
Now for the positives — we love camping, don’t want
y’all to think otherwise. Just wanted you to know what
you’re getting into. In fact, now that we have a gooseneck
camper and a truck the size of a locomotive, we are in
love with camping.
The good things are that we love the people we go
camping with, wouldn’t take for the memories, and we
are looking forward to camping trips in the future. We’re
planning future trips as we speak (or write, if you want to
get technical). Campfires (the staple of the camping expe-
rience), cooking on the campfire, making campfire coffee,
and just sitting around it with people you enjoy, just talk-
ing, good stories, no cellphones (usually no service), kids
and adults equally enjoying just getting together in a less
stressful environment (assuming you got your camper
backed in) — really there’s nothing like it.
Campfire breakfast is the best of the camping activi-
ties. Everything tastes so good cooking this way, and great
conversation again. Just the best! Marshmallow roasts
around the campfire, more fun and great conversation.
Creative dinners. On our last trip, for dinner we had corn-
on-the-cob cooked on the Webber grill in the shucks,
with lots of butter, and really that was the ‘entrée’.
Planning the trip with your friends or family or
both. The anticipation of the camping trip is a great part
of the fun.
Hiking. Every park we’ve visited has had really good
hiking trails. Just check the park’s website and it will tell
all the virtues of the area.
Photography. My wife is a really good photographer,
mainly because she loves to do it. Couple that with the
hiking scenery and you have a good trip based on that
alone.
Going to your trailer. It’s sort of a little cocoon. After
a long but good day of activities, just relaxing and going
to bed, and sleeping so soundly, then waking up really
refreshed.
Going with good cooks. By that I mean they’re not
only proficient but passionate about it. Having sharing
nights to prepare a meal is such great fun. And I have to
mention campfire pancakes.
So now my wife says we’re not going camping, but
we’re going glamping ... . She has made it fun in so
many ways. She decorates with lights, brings her facial
stuff along, special glamping bedspreads for the trailer; in
other words, she uses her creativity, and that just makes it
all the more fun.
Let’s go glamping!
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