I’ve been a little lax about posting lately. It is just that I am having so much fun this summer. I’ll be back to my old posting shenanigans soon—at least my mid-fall

Trail report

If you don’t have a stick, but you have all day—this activity is for you. You can use the sun and a stick to make a compass of sorts.

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I'm camping with my family and some friends in Glacier National Park this week. Instead of new posts (or no posts) I've decided to bring back a few of my favorites that you may not have read since they are a little older. Here's one from my "Camping Skills" series. We're camping with bears right now, so I thought I'd better review.

This is part of my "Camping Skills" series. Others posts in the series are listed at the bottom.

If you are camping or backpacking in bear country it is so important to make your food unavailable to hungry bruins. Not only is it a bummer for you if your food gets chowed down, but it is a bummer for the bear.

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I'm camping with my family and some friends in Glacier National Park this week. Instead of new posts (or no posts) I've decided to bring back a few of my favorites that you may not have read since they are a little older. This guest post about the Junior Ranger program at National Parks seems especially appropriate.

Is your family planning on taking a trip to a National Park, Monument or Historic Site soon? Enhance your child’s experience by having them take part in the Junior Ranger program. Children receive an activity booklet at the visitor center (free of charge) with the instructions inside. They will complete some of the pages in their booklet that are based on the unique characteristics and problems facing the park today.

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Roy over at Camping Blogger posted about easy and satisfying dinners for the campsite. He inspired me to add a couple of my own.

I am planning our menu for a week-long camping trip to Glacier National Park later this month. Two of the dinners I have planned are below.

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Last weekend I took my wild boys camping.

We camped at Pelican Point Fishing Access on the Missouri River. It's north of Craig, between Helena and Great Falls. Although I've driven through a bunch of times, I've never really explored the area. This time of year it is green, green, green and so lovely.

We met up with some friends and their one-year-old daughter, but it was still 2 on 1 when it came to me and the boys. I am so intent on getting these kids outside that I thought I'd risk CAMPING ALONE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.

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Since I am off camping with my kids, I thought I'd pull up this post from last summer. I'll give you the full trip report when we get back.

Around here, summer time is camping time. We have just a few short months of warm weather, so we need to take full advantage of it.

Our family has been camping three times this summer. With an almost 2.5-year-old and a 11-month-old, camping can be a little bit of a challenge. At least, more than it was when it was just me and my dog.

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I'm packing for our first camping trip of the season today. It's just me and the boys (plus a couple friends and their one-year-old), so it should be interesting. It's often good to have two on defense in these situations, but I am sure I can handle it.

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