Summer’s here and with it the wonderful opportunity to go camping. While summer is a good season to go camping, it also brings up a few safety concerns to take under consideration while packing. Here are some points you should keep in mind. If you are going to a place with extreme weather, then you may need cotton for the day and wool for the night. Temperature fluctuation in these places is quite abrupt and [...]
In case you want to explore something different than the typical hiking, Australia is the place. There is one outdoor activity that surely differs from anything you ever experienced- the bushwalking. It is an old tradition in Australia that is usually practiced in certain regions of the country. The Blue Mountains are the best place to enjoy bushwalking, even if you are going to try it for the first time. The mountain lies on nearly [...]
Because of its location, Darien Lake is quite a popular camping resort/theme park with both Americans and Canadians. The campground is situated just across the Canadian-American border in New York State. It’s between Rochester and Buffalo and just under an hour from Niagara Falls. The campground accepts Canadian and American money. The site offers camping for tents and recreational vehicles and even offers some hotel rooms and cabins. If you don’t own an RV, it’s [...]
If you love camping, wildlife, the water and wilderness and everything else Mother Nature has given us, you should definitely take a trip to Custer State Park in South Dakota. This 71,000-acre park in the Black Hills has everything you could ask for in an outdoor venue as it features granite peaks, clear mountain waters, and open ranges that are all begging to be discovered and explored. Along with the fantastic terrain, you’ll find a [...]
The East’s national parks have many hidden gorgeous trails, but recently there is one adventure that is fascinating even the professionals. It’s all about the northern 33-mile section that is part of the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail itself is very famous, for being a trail with amazing views and just as any long trail, it is considered as a real adventure, but exactly this section can be called a dream route for any hiker. [...]
The Elora Gorge Park in Southern Ontario is one of the most beautiful natural campsites in the province and country. The conservation area features limestone cliffs on each side of the gorge that plummet 70 feet down into the Grand River below it. At the Tooth of Time area you can witness the waterfall and spectacular view. The park is also home to numerous caves as well as a cascade waterfall which is known as [...]
Rain or ground water can take all the enjoyment out of camping and ruin a perfectly good night’s sleep. However, with a bit of know how and some planning, you can make sure that your camping experience is not swamped by the water. First, a good quality water proof tent is a good idea to buy. The flimsy super market variety may be great for a kid’s night in the back yard, but may not [...]
When visiting the countryside of North Wales, you’d think the land was made specifically for camping as it’s an ideal place to pitch a tent and explore the surroundings. One of these places is Gwern Gof Isaf, which is located on a traditional Welsh hill farm set in the heart of the mountains at the bottom of the Tryfan Peak. The campsite is situated on a 750 acre National Trust farm in Conwy, called Snowdonia [...]
It used to be a field, rows of crops lined the fertile soil, and through the middle of it, the Speed River meandered its way across the pastoral countryside. In 1976 the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) completed the 700-yard long Guelph Dam, which flooded 360 hectares of the field behind it to create Guelph Lake in the province of Ontario in Canada. The purpose of the dam was to provide flood control and low-flow [...]
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