Tuesday, March 12, 2024

March 10 - The Campfire Trail - The Kid Camping Shall Commence

March 10, 2024

Day 891 of the Adventure

I'd say this was 55 years ago
As I was writing yesterday's post, a flood of great memories resurfaced. I was recalling the trips we took as kids to far away cabins on far away lakes. My parents certainly enjoyed the great outdoors and the fishing that went with it. Their enthusiasm for that part of life rubbed off on my sister and I.  The tradition continued with our kids when they were young and took the form of campouts as often as 15-20 times per year in the good weather. 

We had favorite places to camp. Two of them were "The Episcopal Center", a church camp outside our town that allowed public camping. The other was my uncle and aunt's farm outside town on the river bottom. We included other campsites, but those two became our regulars. In many ways, I believe these summer camps of ours were instrumental in pressing us into the business of recreational properties and resorts later in life. It gave us the opportunity to continue living the outdoors and cabin life while making those experiences available for others to enjoy. 

I also hinted yesterday that we were on the brink of extending that experience to our next generation. As we continue to prepare this week, we are poised for a big experiment. The first of what I believe (and hope) to be many campouts will begin with our grandkids. A request was submitted for a "sleep-over" for the boys this week during their Spring Break from school. Of course, this will be a test run for their ability to stay a night away from home, but I'm thinking that camping at grandpa and grandma's cabin will set with them okay. We've even ordered a bunk bed style set of camping cots for them. Following up with this will be an attempt to get our grand-daughter involved. She may be a little too nervous by staying away from her mom just yet but we hope to give it a try soon. Once the weather warms to the point of outside night-time comfort, I think we'll try a big tent on the back deck with all of them. Pretty ambitious for a couple of 60 somethings. I believe it's worth a try. 

Carry On

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