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Stretching eases the stiffness
There is, however, one lingering problem. My muscles seem to tighten up quicker now. This is especially true after a long drive in the motorhome. After sitting for a couple of hours everything hurts when I first start moving around. To combat this I’ve started stretching more often. If you share this problem with me, Read More >>
Hiking Trails for Walkers
The other day I asked a friend and avid hiker, “What’s the difference between hiking and walking?” He thought a minute and declared, “Hiking requires looking where you put your feet but with walking you don’t.” I like that definition and I like walking better the hiking. That preference is probably the result of my Read More >>
Treat your feet well and they’ll take you far!
My dad was in the Army. My childhood seemed to be divide by the wonder of him being home and waiting for him to return. I was my dad’s “Princess” and he always had time for me, helping to do this, explaining how that worked, and answering my unending string of “Why” questions. There were Read More >>
Before you hit the trail
It may seem counter-intuntive but this is a great time of year to go hiking in a national forest near you. However, before you hit the trail, make sure you’re prepared These hiking guidelines will help you stay safe and comfortable when you hit the trails. ● Check the weather so you can be prepared Read More >>
Samoa Cookhouse – Eat like a Lumberjack
The Samoa Cookhouse, at 908 Vance Avenue, Samoa (CA), is the last surviving cookhouse in the West. It continues to serve well-cooked “all-you-can-eat” food in the family or, as they called it “lumber camp,” style. Check the little museum and dining room walls for culinary items from the past and historical mementos from the area’s Read More >>
Best Places to Canoe and Kayak on National Forests
In the past years, Fred and I have been focused on visiting and surveying developed campgrounds to post on ForestCamping.com. But now that we have completed our initial visits we are going to take time to take advantage of more our national forests offer, such as canoeing waterways. I think the above mentioned Best Places Read More >>
A Few Fishing Spots in some National Forests
There seems to be two types of anglers: those who know the best fishing spots and those looking for the perfect spot. After talking with Forest Service folks who know about fishing spots in the National Forests, our conclusion is the very best spots are 12 miles up a trail. However, the Forest Service folks Read More >>
Affordable Family Vacation – Alternative to National Parks
Original published by the New York Times and updated May 2013 Every January, I start planning for the upcoming camping season. In the beginning, camping was a break from my life of a 9-to-5 job, bills, and the same-old, same-old. Then came a husband and children. So, camping became an affordable family vacation. Today, it Read More >>
Noteworthy Clark Lake campground, Ottawa NF (MI)
Any time a lumberman decides that a forest he owns is too beautiful to log, you can be sure something very special has happened. This story began in the year 1895 when A. D. Johnston went to assess the 80 acres of wooded land he had recently purchased in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. What he found Read More >>
Noteworthy Green River Lake campground, Bridger NF (WY)
Have you noticed how the condition of the road leading to a campground is inversely proportional to what you find at that campground? Green River Lake campground in the Bridger National Forest, at the end of Forest Route 650, confirms this hypothesis. The Forest Service says it’s one-and-a-half hours to Green River Lake campground from Read More >>
