Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:42:23 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: What Did You Leave At Home?
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And, as I said in my original email, sometimes camping combines with
business. I am the executive director of the Alabama Scenic River
Trail. I go to meetings, cleanups, paddling events and the like all
over the state. I always, always camp in my westy, I have never stayed
in a motel or hotel in many dozens of trips. I may be in a suit and
tie one day and covered in mud the next and anywhere in between.
Sometimes I find myself in the most beautiful situations on remote
private land or Army Corps or State parks. Other times I am not so
lucky, and there is absolutely nothing to see or do that I don't bring
with me.
Tomorrow night is one of those times. You can be that there will be
new movies on the ipod.
Jim
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 1:24 PM, VW Doka<vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well said...
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Rocket J
> Squirrel<camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>> One of the brilliant things about camping is that there is such abundant
>> opportunity for folk to express their outdoors interests. Those who are
>> physically fit bicycle, hike, snowshoe, and paddle. Some fish or hunt.
>> Those less able or energetic might engage in photography, the study of
>> bugs, taunt chipmunks, or putter about camp or change engine oil. Some are
>> happy to just sit and observe, or read, or make music.
>>
>> Evening activities can range from getting drunk around campfire while
>> hacking away at tree limbs and playing music loudly (in some other
>> campground, thankyouverymuch), to star-gazing/astronomy, to retiring into
>> van and snuggling on bench listening to (or making) soft music, watching a
>> film (softly), or reading.
>>
>> Questioning others' camping style and interests -- as long as it does not
>> impact one's own peace and quiet -- is akin, in my mind, to questioning
>> someone's choice of hobbies, music, or mate.
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/24/2009 10:16 AM Dave Mcneely wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I'm not the camping police. For us, it is the outdoors that is
>>> the attraction, though, and we are deeply immersed in enjoying it when
>>> there. We don't take a lot of extraneous stuff, and I can't imagine not
>>> being so tired from the activities as to be able to watch a movie
>>> without falling asleep. The paraphernalia for movie watching would take
>>> up hauling space that is best left to outdoor stuff, like binoculars,
>>> magnifiers (for identifying insects and plants), hiking boots
>>> ............. . I do take books, though most are nature guides or
>>> identification manuals for the critters and plants we encounter. I also
>>> read a good novel or political book during Bonnie's driving time --
>>> mainly when that is on interstates, as the smaller roads present too
>>> much of interest to allow me to focus on the book.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:45 AM , Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 8/23/2009 9:40 PM Robert Fisher wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I thought camping was an activity, why does one need 'stuff to do'?
>>>>> If you
>>>>> get bored camping, why do you go?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Uh-oh. The camping police.
>>>>
>>>> Camping, for me, is partly an activity (doing: exploring and dinking
>>>> with
>>>> camping gear and projects) and partly just being in a pretty place and
>>>> soaking in the beauty. I like to read books and sometimes we like to
>>>> watch
>>>> a DVD after dark. The longer the camping trip, the less external
>>>> stimulation I need. It takes me a while to wind down to the slower
>>>> pace of
>>>> just camping. And I seldom get bored.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>>>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>>>> Bend, OR
>>>> KG6RCR
>>>
>>
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