Rebecca Smith

Camping is all about experiencing the great outdoors, and we found four Ozarks camping destinations with some seriously beautiful wildlife payoffs. Source

"Black bears are the only native bear species currently in Utah, and they have an amazing sense of smell," according to DWR. "They also have no problem eating the same type of food that people eat." Source

“We have a plan in place to increase the number of campsites. These campsites will be full-service campsites. We'll be adding about 40 sites to our property. That's going to over double our campsite inventory and that's going to bring electric, water and sewage access for all of these sites,” explained Brandi Quick, executive director of Ditto Landing. Source

Seems the traditional picture of a Western North Carolina outdoors scene, but the Fort Mill, South Carolina, family was actually busting stereotypes and breaking new ground. Source

Like so many things in life, cooking compels us to make time, preferably when we’re not juggling numerous other tasks within our workaday reality. That’s why camping vacations, in my family’s estimation, are the perfect occasion to cook. Source

The original Caravel and Bambi models date back to the 50s and 60s and were introduced as agile, single-axle trailers with a small footprint, an appealing option for Americans in search of easy-to-tow options that can be pulled and pushed into tight campsites. Source

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency are highlighting quieter camping options over the Fourth of July weekend. Source

Droves of people exited trolleys with chairs and hammocks in hand to claim their place beneath towering hemlocks at the Elkmont Campground on Thursday. Source

I noticed that the air conditioner in Parky was considerably quieter than the one in Lance. It was enough of a difference that it caused me to investigate. You see, Parky has a Coleman-Mach 10 NDQ, and Lance had a Dometic Penguin. Source

Explorer and British Naval Officer George Vancouver (1757-1798) slapped his name on a lot of Pacific Northwest real estate, so there’s Vancouver, Washington, at the Oregon border north of Portland; the Island of Vancouver, British Columbia, which includes the Provincial Capital, Victoria; and the eponymous city. Source