Camping has always been a fun activity for me, my friends,and my family. Growing up I was a proud member of Campfire Boys and Girls and have innumerable memories of the camping trips that made it possible for me to participate in (most of the trips involved being soaked in the rain and eating food we thought was disgusting, but they still make me laugh and smile).
In high school my parents rented a group campsite at our local lake and allowed each of my sisters and I to invite friends for a weekend of outdoor adventure. It was a first camping experience for several of the kids who came along and we felt like the luckiest family on the planet!
And now that I'm grown? I still love camping! In my early (and poor) married days my husband and I made it a priority to buy quality camping equipment. It served us well while we working and playing in Alaska and has lasted long enough to introduce our two little boys to the joys of sleeping outside. Living in Utah we have the ability to camp in the most amazing places and try to take the opportunity as often as possible.
That brings me to the invitation I teased you with at the beginning...
The National Wildlife Federation, REI, and KOA are hosting the 2011 Great American Backyard Campout on Saturday, June 25th. The Great American Backyard Campout provides an opportunity to support NWF’s work to return nature to childhood for the health benefits and for the fun of it! My personal memories of camping, as well as the joy of watching my little boys outside, inspired me to join the fun and I want you to share it with me.
So what do you do? Join the team at http://online.nwf.org/goto/campwithme. Then start planning your adventure and share the excitement with your friends and family. How fun to have a team spanning the entire country! Participate on the team website or leave a comment here to let me know what you are planning.
Then, the week following the campout, share your experiences on the Wandering Still Facebook page for a chance to win a gift to inspire you to spend more time this summer in the great outdoors (more information on the giveaway posted on FB June 24th).
I look forward to seeing you out there!
11 comments:
Really cool blog! =0) I am a new follower and look forward to your updates. We LOVE to camp!
Oh bummer. I'm downunder here in Australia - so the Great American backyard campout doesn't apply.
But ... I KNOW I'll be on the road getting out and about in Australia on that date, so I'll think of you!!
Have a great weekend!
That's the point, really. To know as many people as possible are out and enjoying themselves. I've been to Australia once and can't wait to get back and doing more exploring!
fun blog. I am stopping by from boost your blog...love to camp too!! although it is pouring rain here in Washington. :)
This looks like fun - thanks for posting it! Will definitely check it out!
I'm a new follower from the Family Blog Hop. Hope you'll visit me at Everything Beautiful In Its Time!
Michelle that is so cool that your parents hosted that week-end camp out with your friends! Well you'd be proud to hear that we're going camping for three days next week-end in Switz, in fact I was just planning our trip and I'm so excited for the kids. Anyway, this is really cool and i'm going to share it with my bros in the US and maybe we'll camp again that week-end too. We'll see! Thanks, as always, for your outdoor inspiration.
Yes! I am so in! Thanks for stopping by my blog hop :)
We used to camp all the time. I'd love to go again, but right now the south has been ridiculously hot.
Joyce
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Very cool! I remember camping when I was little, although we didn't do it that often. We stayed in a tent one time with our kids and it poured and the tent started leaking. But, we have a fun story to tell. ;) I don't know if it's possible for us this weekend, but I'll talk to my hubby about it! Thanks for stopping by the S&R weekend hop again!
Camping is still on our do-to-list. I'm actually very intimidated when I think of camping with a 3 & 5 year old and a husband who has no 'outdoorsy' skills. But, one of these days, we'll bite the bullet and go do it!
Thanks for stopping by, Heather. Camping with kids can be challenging, but also it puts them outdoors in their natural element. Lots of bugs and dirt and exploring to do. When my oldest was really little we would just set up the tent in the backyard to get him used to sleeping outside. He loved it and stills asks if we can "camp at home."
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