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Camping

Discussion in 'Tilted Life and Sexuality' started by snowy, May 27, 2014.

  1. Sierra Vertical

    One of the greatest camping experiences I ever had was with the B.S.A.. When I was 14 my troop and I hiked a 50 mile, week long trek that concluded at the peak of Mt. Whitney. One other memorable camping excursion was a week long canoeing trip down the Sacramento river. These days, even though it’s a car camping area just south of Mt. Whitney portal, my boys and I love to do a few days over nighter at least once a year. Gotta be mindful of ones food though as the bears WILL show up. They mosey around nonchalantly looking for anyone who’s left their food unattended. Best if they we not so used to us humans… Looking forward to another outing soon though!
     
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  2. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    We went camping this last weekend. It was a great time! Our campsite was right on this lovely, little river, and the sound of the water rushing by made it so peaceful. I think we'll definitely go back there. And @genuinemommy, the vault toilets were the cleanest I'd ever seen! They even smelled good. It was a little strange, but in a good way.
     
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  3. ASU2003

    ASU2003 Very Tilted

    Location:
    Where ever I roam
    How are the bugs out there in the Pacific NorthWest along the coast in August? I have never been out to Washington,Oregon, and Northern CA, but will be doing a 1,000 mile bike ride in late August along the PCH it looks like. :)
     
  4. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Depends. It's usually pretty breezy, so not bad in most places, unless you're back behind the dunes or off the beach aways. There are swampy areas. I would pick up some Jungle Juice. Sawyer Jungle Juice 100 Insect Repellent - 98 Percent DEET - 2.5 fl. oz. at REI.com
     
  5. bobby

    bobby More Than Slightly Tilted ! Donor

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    Trailer camping at the end of Hood Canal WA in January....cold windy out...warm and lots of love in !...xoxoxoo
     
  6. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    We had a great camping trip this last weekend. Found a nice little campground way out in the woods with a creek along one side, pit toilets that weren't too terrible, and no water. No water means less traffic, generally. Since we travel with a pump filter and have purifying tablets as backup, we don't really care if there is running water or not.

    What kind of amenities do you look for in a campground, or do you care?
     
  7. fflowley

    fflowley Don't just do something, stand there!

    I would prefer to skip the campground, and paddle to a nice camping site where we are alone. In NY, Adirondacks, there are lots of these sites.
    They have a little outhouse, a fire ring, and usually a flat spot for a tent. That does it for me.
     
  8. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member


    We have a spot we love where there is a campground of sorts--mostly to protect the delicate mountain meadow adjacent to where it sits--at the end of a lake. Sites are marked off by large rocks and where there are fire rings. It's either a half mile hike in or a short paddle by canoe. There is a vault toilet back at the day use area at the other end of the lake, but that's it. It's one of my favorite places to visit.

    (not my pic, but I have several similar photos in my collection)
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    The campground is nestled in the trees to the right there; the day use area is at the very other end of the lake in the center of the photo. There is a peninsula that juts out into the lake that can barely be seen below the campground in this picture; it has a nice sandy spot for swimming.

    It feels like here it's hard to find a place to be "alone." Even at the larger paddle-in sites at a lake adjacent to this one, where camping is more dispersed, it is still well-trafficked.
     
  9. My husband and I do an annual bike camping trip. Last summer was a month in Saskatchewan (some of the best, flat roads around) and this year I did a solo 10 day bike camping trip in Manitoba. We basically car camp - but with no cars. The goal is to someday do a bike camping trip that incorporates back-woods hiking - but I kinda hate hiking so....
     
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  10. fflowley

    fflowley Don't just do something, stand there!


    That sounds great.
    I am still dreaming about riding across the U.S.
    What are you riding on these bike camping trips?
     
  11. I did the first trip on a vintage supercycle named 'Esmerelda' but have upgraded to vintage Raleigh mixte as the supercycle weighed 500lbs by itself.... You can tour on anything! :)
     
  12. spindles

    spindles Very Tilted

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    Just come back from 3 nights at Crowdy Gap Campground in Crowdy Bay national park


    Crowdy Bay National Park | NSW National Parks


    Small and basic, but only 250m walk to a mostly deserted beach. Only 10 campsites so really can't get busy. Was a really nice few days :)

    We just added one of these:
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    to our camping setup - really good size and handled the heavy southerly pretty well. Waterproof and good sun shelter and the bonus is that while not light, packs up pretty small.
     
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  13. genuinemommy

    genuinemommy Moderator Staff Member

    Sturdy structure!
     
  14. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I'm so ready to head out and do some camping.
     
  15. Stan

    Stan Resident Dumbass

    Location:
    Colorado
    Gonna give the new trailer it's shake down, this weekend.

    The high country hasn't really opened up, yet, but we've got a lot of things to figure out. We'll go wherever the weather allows, probably something near Rabbit Ears pass and Steamboat.
     
  16. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Our high country is already open, which is astounding. There are roads here that are usually closed until late June that opened up in MARCH. It's insane.
     
  17. Stan

    Stan Resident Dumbass

    Location:
    Colorado
    I drove the new camper home over Snoqualmie pass in March. The ski area looked very sad (did it open at all?).

    Arapahoe Basin ski area is still open, here. They closed off the seriously steep stuff last week for ice; but otherwise, they will run out of skiers before they run out of snow.
     
  18. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    A lot of them didn't this year. Figures: the year I finally have a vehicle capable of handling snow, money to spend on gas, and the time to go skiing, THERE IS NO SNOW. I was seriously pissed. I got no ski time this year. :(

    But looks like we'll get out camping this next weekend and the weekend after that. There are at least four camping trips on the horizon, including one at Mt. Rainier National Park. My dad said to watch out for late season snow due to the elevation. I shrugged and said, big whoop. I've got a 20 degree bag and Patagonia long johns. While it doesn't snow in the Cascade Lakes high country where we prefer to camp, it does get cold at night during the late season.
     
  19. Levite

    Levite Levitical Yet Funky

    Location:
    The Windy City
    Mrs. Levite says my idea of camping is when the hotel only has three stars.
     
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  20. Daniel_

    Daniel_ The devil made me do it...

    Just booked a weekend trip in England, and a summer holiday trip in Wales.

    Should be good.