Posted on 07/05/2007 3:00:33 AM PDT by Gamecock
I miss hiking. In South Florida if you step away from civilization and into nature you are in a swamp or in the ocean. I do love the ocean and the sun though. Florida’s only “real” waterfall goes down into a cave. Not much in the way of mountain streams here and the trout are sea trout.
I’m glad of the comfort that I receive knowing that my family will be together forever, that I will see my family members in the next world and we will carry on as a family. This is especially comforting since my sister died last summer and her husband died last January.
Oh yeah, Pine Lake is awesome....camping away from the maddening crowds.
Oh my gosh Girl, I am so sorry to hear of your losses. God is a wonderful comforter, counselor and friend when we are hurting.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
In the summer my family would go camping every weekend. I love to camp in tents and hike. I’m not so hot on fishing, but we loved to play in the water, build dams, and generally get each other wet.
She will learn to love it, just like she loves you. Time spent underneath God’s heavens are irreplacable.
Camping was the only vacation I could ever afford with my large family of five children. I still love it, but sleeping on the ground under the stars has lost some of its original appeal. My poor old bones can’t stand it like I used to.
He sure is. It is such a numb feeling at first, but we knew of His comfort and we knew that we were being held in His hand. And the waves of grief. But we made it through, I can now talk about her without crying. :) Thanks for your kind comments.
I finally learned to take along a 4” piece of foam to sleep on, or I take my Aerobed along. It is like sleeping in my own bed with my own pillow. And I have a one person tent. I take off the rain fly on top and can gaze at the stars. There is nothing quite like camping under the stars.
I did try a cot one year. And froze. The air circulates under the cot and you can’t keep warm.
Sorry for you losses, UG.
Oy vey!
My idea of camping in my old age is a Winnebago parked at Lake Tahoe!....I have eaten enough game to last a lifetime, but still love the little brookies, even though I let someone else do the fishin'. I will do the cooking, tho.
That's for sure. I have a cot too. It's great for storing your stuff underneath, but in the mountains of Utah, you can freeze in July. {{{shiver}}} just thinking about it.
On a weekend trip up to the observatory at Green Bank, West Vitginia, I stopped the vehicle in a secluded valley and asked my wife to step out with me. The stars were so bright in comparison to the landscape, you could literally seen a penny on the ground behind the Rodeo and the cattle far in the distance. A solitary light came over the horizon and we followed it all the way to the opposite horizon ... probably a satellite. America is getting so much light pollution, such places are now like hidden gems! There is no sensation to equal standing under a stralite sky with the Milky Way spanning from horizon to horizon. You truly feel the vastness of His creation then.
((( Ears Perk Up! )))
I have a hard time with city living. It seems I can't get alone enough to experience the solitude that is almost as important as breathing to me. I keep asking my DH to buy me a trailer or a fifth wheel, but he says you just have to take them home and clean them....so it's not a real vacation. Here's a picture of hubby cooking breakfast. (I've trained him well)
You gut and scale them, then bring ‘em on ;)
We don't have THAT in common, LOL...I'm not happy unless I'm living in a town of 50,000-100,000. Anything bigger is too big, though.
I tried living in a small town again about 28 years ago, had to pick up the kids in the middle of that CO winter and move back to the city in NM. Told hubby, "NOW I remember why I left CO."
Get the RV! It is so easy to keep it clean as you go, then when you get home you just plug it up after emptying the tanks and hosing fresh water into the tank, and you’re ready to go at a moment’s notice. I even have a whole set of clothes already in the vehicle for a week out at a time. It’s easier than living at home! Smaller digs to keep up.
LOL, I'll forward him your message, but I don't think it will help my case. We have a pyramid or trapper tent. (actually we have three). The largest is 15 x 15, next is 12 x 12 and the smallest is 10 x 10. They're made of canvas and heavy, but one man can put them up by himself (one woman can put up the small one by herself). Makes me feel like I'm living on the frontier.....I usually smell like it too after 10 days of rough camping during the archery hunt.
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