Suzi’s Blog
The U.S. National Forest Campgrounds Guide website, www.forestcamping.com, is a wealth of information about developed campgrounds in all 176 national forests and grasslands across the country. It is basically an encyclopedia, straight forward and impersonal. Suzi’s Blog adds a little personal touch to the ForestCamping.com website with postings about our experiences, adventures, and discoveries along with other postings related to camping, national forests and grasslands, and family fund.
I am Suzi Dow and I hope you will find something interesting, something helpful, something informative, but mostly something that will help you get out and discover our national forests and grasslands.
Camper’s Crisp for dessert
This Crisp is a perfect dessert after a day of hiking, swimming, and doingther assorted camping related activities. Loaded with fruit, this Crisp is what we need for dessert to finish off our dinner. For my family, a Crisp is the perfect ending to any day. At home we might add a scoop of ice Read More >>
Fly Fishing Festival in Ennis, MT
On Labor Day weekend each year, Ennis, MT, located on the banks of the Madison River, holds its annual Fly Fishing Festival. Lots of fly-fishing related stuff, such as equipment, demonstrations, along with lectures and art, as well as music and good food (the smoked trout pizza was amazing!). The Madison River, flows between the Read More >>
Dixie in Yosemite National Park
Dixie is our little pink mascot and goes everywhere with us. This year that includes a pass through Yosemite National Forest in California. We drove through Yosemite so we could get to Stanislaus National Forest‘s Rt 108 corridor (they have one new and a renovated campgrounds) and research we needed to do. You might not Read More >>
Holly Springs National Forest
The Holly Springs National Forest, in Mississippi, is only 154,654 acre but has 33 lakes ranging in size from 260 to 2 surface acres. Fourteen of these lakes have “improved” fish habitat offering Smallmouth bass, bream, crappie and catfish to challenge a wide range of anglers. Chewalla and Puskus lakes are two of the larger lakes and are Read More >>
Fletcher View campground, Toiyabe NF (NV)
If I said, “Let’s go camping near Las Vegas, NV” would you in-vision this? Probably not. Most of us think Nevada is all dry, dusty, flat desert but this isn’t always the case. There are some amazing lush riparian areas like the one in this photograph. The campground is call Fletcher View and it is Read More >>
You can prevent wildfires
Wildfire continue to destroy wide swaths of national forests and grasslands. The black stumps and scorch earth left by wildfires are reminders we should always follow basic wildfire safety when in the forest or on a grassland. Here are some of those basics: Scrape dead grass and other flammable materials away from campfire sites. Keep Read More >>
Make this a summer of no sunburns
Summer is here. Can sunburns be far behind? The application of a protective sun blocking skin product is critical: for your comfort and health. You already know about selecting the “right” sun block with the appropriated SPF but do you know how much to put on? It is recommended one applies about a shot glass Read More >>
Ecotourism – An old idea that is new again
Don’t you love these guys (I’m using the gender neutral version) that think they’ve discovered a brand new idea? Recently I heard somebody touting ecotourism as this summer great focus. Hello?!?!? Ecotourism has been around for decades. It is called getting outdoors and being aware of your environment! You don’t need big bucks or to Read More >>
Quik Chicken Pilaf
My philosophy is, when camping, the cook is on vacation, too. Quik Chicken Pilaf is one of those quick, easy, filling, delicious, go to recipes that has be one of my staple recipes for many a camping trip. Get your campfire going and set a pot over the hot coals. Cut a chicken breast or Read More >>
This Grandma’s quiet time recipes
Quiet time with our time with grandchildren is a favorite activity when visiting them In reality, most of our time with our grandchildren has us running here and there so those quiet times are precious. Honestly, a rainy day is a great day to just enjoy some quiet time inside with our grandchildren. We’ll read Read More >>
