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App Review: Campground Owners of New York
The Lively Little Campers recently returned from a 12 day tour of upstate New York. We spent five days in the Finger Lakes, three days in Niagara, and four days in Saugerties–and made great family memories in each location. New York state has a wide variety of camping options and it proved to be far more beautiful, and exciting, than I had ever imagined. We will be spending the next few weeks reviewing campgrounds and writing about our adventures–so please stay tuned for some great posts. But let’s begin at the... Read MoreCan We Still Call it Camping? The Trailer Upgrade of 2012
I earned my camping stripes early on as the daughter of an Eagle Scout. Every piece of equipment our family owned was Army issued. My sisters and I slept in an eight-man green canvas tent that seemed to weigh hundreds of pounds. In inclement weather the three of us girls would huddle in the middle, repeating our mantra over and over…don’t touch the sides, don’t touch the sides. One time, when I was about eight, my father refused to cancel a scheduled trip to Assateague Island despite an approaching hurricane. The State Park... Read More 17 May
