camping
Solitude – A precious thing
Anyone who has read some of my “stuff” might conclude my favorite campground or forest feature is solitude. They would be correct. I look for and enjoy solitude when and where I can find it. To me, experiencing solitude can “recharge my batteries” and completely adjust any negative manure going on in my life. While Read More >>
Time saving tips for potatoes
Fred is a meat and potato kind-ah guy. One of the first things a cook learns when camping, particularly when camp is a mile or more high, is it takes longer for things to cook. This is true for potatoes. For a long time I just could not get the two done at the same Read More >>
Cooking with the correct temperature
Achieving the correct temperature when cooking is a challenge for any camp cook. News flash! Campfires don’t have a gauge. Whether it’s the interior temperature of a chunk of meat or the temperature need to actually cook that chunk of meat, practice makes perfect. How to know you’ve got the heat right Here’s an aid Read More >>
A Manly Steak Sandwich
The Pioneer Woman blog (you may have seen a program by the same name on the Food Channel) has an assortment of topics and articles tabs. My favorite topic tab is for her recipes. One of those recipes is Marlboro Man Sandwich and it has to be tried! First, it uses cube steak which almost Read More >>
Original Chex Party Mix – always a hit
Been making Chex Party Mix since the 60’s. Back then it was made in the oven (microwaves hadn’t been invented yet!). It is faster in a microwave, and the finished product is okay, but occasionally I’ll go back to my in-the-oven version. Also, I’ve been know to toss in some dried fruit or chocolate chips. Read More >>
Apple and Cranberry Crisp
In my opinion, one of the trademarks of the RV lifestyle is innovation. Those innovations can range from repairing a broken screen door latch to a recipe using a little of this and a little of that. This recipe comes from the later. Tucked way in the fridge was some jelly cranberry sauce, while in 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 >>
Camping Etiquette
Most of us plan our camping trips in advance. We spend time sorting and packing our supplies and equipment. We daydream about our adventure and all the good times we’ll have on this camping trip. The day comes for our long awaited camping adventure in a beautiful national forest with family and friends. It is 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 >>
