Camping

Camping

Adventures in camping, whether as backpackers or car campers.
03
Jul
Backpacking Isle Royale National Park

Backpacking Isle Royale National Park

What's the best way to see Isle Royale National Park, the least visited and most remote National Park in the continental United States? Explore its rocky ridges and dense woods by backpacking across it.
7 min read
27
Mar
VW Westfalia in a beautiful lakeside group camp among tent campers

Going Primitive with Primrose

How do you car camp in a Volkswagen camper when you have no power? It takes ingenuity to keep electronics powered and a lantern to keep you up past hiker midnight
3 min read
31
Jan
Just Married sign in Westfalia back window among many stickers

Just Married

After three years of roaming the woods and the world together, John & I get married in the Ocala National Forest with a very hiker-style wedding.
5 min read
15
Dec
Along the Florida Trail on the Big O Hike

Primrose and the Big O Hike

Our first outing with Primrose this fall was a trip to the Big O Hike. It rained, of course, to and from Okeechobee. But we had a splendid road trip in our VW camper.
4 min read
01
Apr
Sunset with silhouttes of cabbage palms and shades of orange and yellow against black

Nine More Nights in Primrose

With our first Primrose trip of 2014 behind us, we see how snowbird RVers live in Florida. Not like us!
3 min read
29
Jan
Two women and a man behind a large stone with the Florida National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus plaque

Kicking off Hiker Season with Primrose

The first of our 2014 explorations with Primrose helps kick off Florida Trail thru hikers season at Oasis Visitor Center
4 min read
14
Jan
Man looking over a fence

Walking the Reservation

Hiking the Seminole Reservation between L-3 Canal and the Big Cypress Campground is mostly a roadwalk – more dirt roads than paved – but is quite scenic and interesting.
3 min read
10
Jul
Two backpacks and related gear against a porch sliding door

Perception

Our first step in the journey back to the Appalachian Trail to pick up where we left off on our Not Quite Thru of 2012.
1 min read
25
Apr
Two women on a bench with packs in front of them and a tree with an orange blaze

Wraupup: The Panhandle Trace

Joining the hike's founder on her final hike as leader was our reason to heading to the 2013 Panhandle Trace with Primrose.
5 min read
24
Apr
VW camper with RV looming behind it

Camping at the Blackwater River State Park Campground

A candid review of the campground at Blackwater River State Park where we spent nearly a week between various sites during the 2013 Panhandle Trace Hike.
5 min read