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CROATIA... we need advice

2008-05-23T03:14:47Z

Hello, my girlfrind and I are planning a summer trip to Croatia... We live in Spain and actually want to escape the main-stream tourism (exagerated prices for rich west europeans... that's spain's case)

We are open to your recomendations. We'd like to camp around as much as possible, spend as little as possible and go to hiden and non-(specially)-habilitated-tourist-areas, meet like-minded people, learn about the culture,... all in a period of ONE or TWO months.

We want to visit islands or simply one island (not touristic again) and enjoy our days on the beach... we love to swim naked, feel free to be nude, we are very open and simply don't want the tipical tourist spots... BUT ALL YOU FIND ON THE interNET IS RELATED TO TOURISTIC AREAS, wich is the island(s) or area you'd recomend some youngsters like us?

Any help, recomendation,... is very welcome!!!

Thank you, big kiss

Shai and Maria

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Any Pop-up'ers?

2008-02-08T17:10:14Z

just got a pop up and am loving it. Such a huge step up from tent camping. What does everyone use for their adventures?

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State parks to visit.

2007-11-29T20:05:52Z

Tell me about your favorite state park.

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Camp in Tuva

2007-11-28T20:02:44Z

Dear Friends

Thank you for your interest to our music.

Last summer we held a throat singing camp in Tuva.

We had 14 students from around the world - 8 of them were from the US, 2 from Australia
2 from Denmark, 1 from France, 1 from England.
After arriving in Tuva, the students spent 1 week in Kyzyl, the capital city.
They were able to see many tourist attractions, see a Tuvan shaman,
and attend the Naadym - National Harvest Celebration.

The students then went on to spend 1 week in the deep taiga, with members of the Tuvan throat singing group Chirgilchin,
learning various styles of throat singing, traditional Tuvan instruments, as well as the Tuvan language.

This summer, we are trying to get 2 groups to go to Tuva again, in either June or July.

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Please check our photos made by Russell Roesner - our student.
www.flickr.com/photos/ber...2427847575/

Thank you
Alexander

www.purenaturemusic.com

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Good Sam Club

2007-09-06T02:23:42Z

what do you all think? Worth the fee? Anyone go to a "Sambaree"?

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Looking Back, Looking Forward...

2006-12-23T03:35:09Z

How did your summer adventures go, and what are you planning next? What's on your schedule for this winter (ski-bumming? dog-sledding?), and what adventures are you dreaming up for '07?

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druming at ridgway state park sat sept 2

2006-08-26T04:42:50Z

it took some time, but now, finally, ther will be a tee pee talk, stories and all followed by an open drum circle... ouray county residents and all are encouraged to come out and support this event.. and i hope it becomes an annual event...

date: sat. aug 2 at ridgway state park 28555 hwy 550 ridgway co. 6-9 pm at the visitors center
(ridgway is 40 miles east of telluride, and 15 miles north of ouray)

drums, shakers and rhythm makers encouraged!!! namaste jennifer

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Any recommendation for backpacking trip on labor day weekend?

2006-08-18T19:18:39Z

Dear happy campers,

I would like to go camping on the labor day weekend for a backapacking in a wildness hope that there are not a lot of people.
Would you please to recommend me some site?

Thanks in advance and have a great week end

t.

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Rebar Stakes and Shade Structures!

2006-07-30T01:39:45Z

Here's a great site for heavy duty rebar stakes that stand up to those heavy winds. Also, lots of how-to's for shade structures, etc...

www.trickconcepts.com

Peace, Love, and Fire
-bren

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ONE STREAM PER DAY: You can help stop the spread of New Zealand Mud Snail

2006-07-12T23:08:22Z

Hi folks, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but a nasty, tiny invasive snail from New Zealand has shown up in southern California. This very tiny (a few millimeters long) snail can clone itself, and one snail can produce a population of millions that carpet the bottom of a stream, crowding out native invertebrates and thus reducing food resources for native fish. It had been found in the Malibu Creek watershed, in Piru Creek, and very recently in the upper San Gabriel.

The snails can attach to clothing, boots, other gear, even skin, and hitchhike to new areas. The can live up to a month out of water in moist conditions.

It may have been brought here by fishermen, hikers, or researchers.

What can you do? If possible, stay out of infected creeks!

Once you have been through any creek, examine your clothes and boots and try to remove snails. (This is very difficult, their small size makes them hard to see, and they can get into boot soles and hide under laces).

To avoid carrying them from an infected watershed to a clean one, only hike in one watershed a day!

Let clothes and boots dry THOROUGHLY, in a clothes dryer or in the sun for at least 48 hours, before wearing them in a new watershed.

For more information, go to http://www.healthebay.org/news/2006/06_08_nzmudsnail/default.asp

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big basin

2006-05-14T05:27:23Z

has anyone found a sweet spot to camp at big basin?

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buses, diesel stuff in general, machinery and advice, human rights work

2006-04-26T10:00:48Z

Howdy Folks

My name is Patrick Young, I live in Fresno. I've been doing buses for the last 15 years, and have dismantled 14 (11 Gilligs, one Crown and two Fords) I have lots of experience in machinery in general, and diesel stuff. I have about 22 buses right now, about 15 run and eight are for parts
I sell my stuff cheap. I just use the money to fund my non profit work in Haiit, Mexico, and Central America, and I started collecting and dismantling buses just to send them as spares for the donated bus, and to keep mine running, then sorta got carried away. I can't resist buying stuff,I have about ten generators and just keep on buying 'em. Love 'em I do, .....or anything that runs and makes noise,it's all iinteresting to this child like mind.....

Ok just drop me a line. and have a good day enjoying the springtime

Patrick Young
1970 Gillig Splendocruiser
Spicer 5 speed --fully manual
Powered by 8V79.5 CAT NA
4 wheel drive (the back ones)
Aka
the Wheelchair Project
Fresno, CA
www.fresnoalliance.com/wheelchairproject
(559) 251-3814 (559) 244-1042
WheelchairBusProject@yahoo.com

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Dog friendly hotsprings?

2006-04-24T06:37:35Z

Ok I know the dog may not be able to come near the water - that's fine but Sierra Ville wouldn't even allow dogs to stay in the vehicle!

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winter camping anyone?

2006-04-24T06:23:33Z

I need to get out and do some winter
camping... who here has done this and
what would be the advice of the skilled?

anyone down to make a trip? perhaps
a happy camping trip with some of the
tribe holders?

cheers

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Colorado camping

2006-04-24T06:16:29Z

Hey everyone. Just joined -- to find other campers. Lo and behold -- a person asking about colorado camping! Moved here 2 years ago from St. Louis, MO. Love it in Colorado. Love to camp Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Rocky Mountain NP, Golden Gate SP, Great Sand Dunes, and that's only the beginning. Also like to road trip to UT for the canyonlands desert camping experience.

Hit me up for any trip in CO, any time of the year.

afoit

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happy camper looking for new roommate in the Valley

2006-04-15T23:56:35Z

Hey folks- I need to find a new person to share my 2 BR/2 BA apartment by May 1! Rent is $900 a month. It's close to both the 101 and 405 freeways (easy access to escaping LA), also very close to the Westfield mall and Trader Joe's. The apartment is lovely, bright, clean, and spacious. It was newly painted and new carpet was installed before I moved in 7 months ago. The available room is large, and has a big attached bathroom as well. With this great apartment comes a small gym, pool, jacuzzi, balcony, and gated covered parking. Utilities are generally around $60 per person and includes electric, gas, cable, and cable modem. I am a laid-back, outdoorsy SoCal native who doesn't make much noise and is relatively tidy. I hope to find someone who is respectful, friendly, and pays the rent on time. Outdoor- minded folks like me very much preferred! :)

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LA

2005-11-20T18:56:06Z

is anyone in Los Angeles interested in going camping, sometime in early December??

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what about the weather?

2005-11-06T06:33:08Z

what is your ideal camping weather? What is the worst weather you have ever camped in?

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Hello fellow campers...

2005-10-18T19:30:48Z

U.S. Stands Firm Against World Tax

Some Members of Congress Take Notice; Offer Praise, Support

By James P. Tucker Jr.

United Nations bureaucrats, meeting in New York, are trying to shove through Bilderberg’s demand for a direct tax on world citizens but, so far, the United States is firmly opposed. UN bureaucrats used euphemisms to hide their tax plan in the 40-page “Draft Outcome Document of the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly of September 2005.”

The document, if finally agreed upon, is to be taken up by 170 heads of state at the UN. It calls for “innovative and additional sources of financing for development on a public, private, domestic or external basis” and “solidarity contributions on plane tickets to finance development projects” and “other solidarity contributions that would be nationally applied and internationally coordinated.”

For years, Bilderberg has pressed for a direct UN tax on the world, and for at least three years such proposals have been pending before the world body. Bilderberg’s favorite form of UN taxes has been a levy of 10 cents a gallon on oil. This would, initially, be so small the consumer would not notice the fraction of a penny on gasoline, even with today’s sky-high prices. But the principle would be established and, like the U.S. income tax, it would be tuned up in the years ahead.

The oil tax would be imposed under the language of “other solidarity contributions.”

There is a growing awareness of this threat to U.S. sovereignty. Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) secured unanimous agreement in the House to oppose any UN taxes. The Senate should enact the same prohibition. At the UN, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton has taken this document apart, demanding 40 changes, including purging language supporting taxing authority for the UN. “The U.S. does not accept . . . global taxes,” Bolton wrote.

(Issue ..40, October 3, 2005)

Not Copyrighted. Readers can reprint and are free to redistribute - as long as full credit is given to American Free Press - 645 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 100 Washington, D.C. 20003

The Law of the Sea Treaty is not just a bad idea; it is a very dangerous legal document that heralds a major step into world government and grants vast powers to the UN.

Some bad ideas just keep coming back again and again, like a vampire that hasn’t been properly disposed of with the wooden stake to the heart. The United Nations Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) is just such a creature. Pronounced dead several times over the past couple of decades, it was largely forgotten — except by its internationalist sponsors. It has been resuscitated and now stands poised for action in the U.S. Senate.

The Law of the Sea Treaty is not just a bad idea; it is a very dangerous, concrete thing, a revolutionary legal document that heralds a major step into world government and grants vast powers to the United Nations. All of the blather, bombast and assurances of its supporters notwithstanding, there’s no way to get around that fact. The treaty does create new jurisdictions and governing structures with real powers that threaten our national sovereignty. Among other things, LOST establishes an International Seabed Authority (referred to as ISA, or "the Authority"), a new UN agency to control the minerals and other wealth of the sea floor. This also means granting the ISA control over two thirds of the Earth’s surface — no trifling matter. LOST designates this vast, watery commons as "the Area."

Article 136 of the treaty declares: "The Area and its resources are the common heritage of mankind." And Article 137 informs us: "All rights in the resources of the Area are vested in mankind as a whole, on whose behalf the Authority shall act." That’s certainly reassuring: The UN kleptocracy that has given us the massive Iraqi oil-for-food rip-off, and that has proven to be a bottomless sinkhole of corruption for nearly 60 years, is to administer the wealth of the oceans for the benefit of "mankind."

In case you didn’t know, "the Authority" is already up and running; the ISA was launched in 1994, when the 60th nation ratified LOST. Like all UN-formulated entities, the ISA mimics the UN, with a sprawling bureaucracy and a confusing, Byzantine system of geopolitically weighted voting and representation. For the past decade, the ISA has been growing like The Blob. Headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica, it is comprised of a Secretariat, Assembly, Council, Legal and Technical Commission, Finance Committee, and the usual proliferation of committees, commissions, panels, task forces, etc. For dispute resolution there is an International Tribunal ("the Tribunal") in Hamburg, Germany. Or, if you prefer, you may opt for the International Court of Justice at The Hague, where Judge Shi Juiyong of Communist China sits as President. Some choice!

There are now 145 member nations, the only major holdout being the United States. As with the International Criminal Court, the Kyoto Protocol and other efforts by the UN and one-world elites to install what they euphemistically call "global governance," U.S. resistance to joining this new collective regime is being portrayed as contempt for "the world community" and disrespect for "the rule of law."

The Law of the Sea Treaty opened for signatures at the UN in 1982. At the UN’s 20th anniversary celebration of that event in 2002, Korea’s Tommy Koh, president of the 3rd UN Conference on the Law of the Sea, declared that LOST is nothing less than "a comprehensive constitution for the oceans" covering "every aspect of the uses and resources of the sea." It’s difficult to get more comprehensive than that. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, at the same event, echoed President Koh, referring to the treaty as "a constitution for the oceans." Acting President of the UN General Assembly Clifford S. Mamba of Swaziland may have unintentionally let the cat out of the bag on that occasion, declaring that the treaty represented a major effort to achieve a "just and equitable international economic order."

Back in 1974, you may recall, a raucous UN General Assembly led by Fidel Castro and the Soviet-directed "Non-Aligned Movement" voted for a Marxist manifesto entitled "A New International Economic Order," or N.I.E.O. The Law of the Sea was a key element of the N.I.E.O. scheme for global socialist wealth distribution. It still is, though its advocates at the UN have learned that they make more progress toward their goal if they are less strident and more honeyed in their utterances.

Under LOST, the UN will finally have the tax and regulatory powers it has lusted after for so long, together with a commercial income stream, independent of the purse strings of national legislatures. Any entrepreneur wishing to explore or mine the ocean floor would have to pay the Authority and provide technical assistance to "the Enterprise," the ISA’s own commercial ocean mining corporation. Articles 192 through 237 are loaded with environmental legalese that will provide UN globocrats and their NGO allies at Greenpeace and the Sierra Club with previously undreamt-of opportunities for regulating not only commercial, recreational and naval shipping, but also land sources of marine pollution, such as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, construction, logging and urban waste management.

If you haven’t already done so, now would be a good time to tell your senators to send this fanged fossil back to the grave — permanently.

© Copyright 2004 American Opinion Publishing Incorporated

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Liberty411

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Any Truck Campers?

2005-09-23T18:17:08Z

Any Vinatage Pick Up Truck Campers out there? I just got a Tortoise, 1971. I'd like some info on it. I think it very well may be the last one on earth...

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Rubicon Camping

2005-09-08T17:24:18Z

Has anyone out here been up to the Rubicon trail? I'm setting up a camping trip up to Spider Lake which is about 1/3 to half way up the trail on your day from the food head of the Rubicon trail (up Ice House Road) and Lake Tahoe. It's about a half-day walk/hike unless you have a 4x4 mountain machine. One of my old high school buddies will be 4-while up there soon and can haul most of our gear. Let me know if your interested or if you want more information. Thanks, ~Mark V

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newbie

2005-09-08T17:20:36Z

hey guys Im new. I live in OC but spend a lot of time in LA and hike and camp where ever i possibly can :)

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has anybody ever?

2005-08-30T14:21:02Z

Just curious, not saying it has ever happened to me.... has anyone ever not hooked up their camper right and have it fall off the hitch right in front of a bunch of other campers, blocking traffic and embarrassing them to no end?

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car camping

2005-08-28T19:28:19Z

I am not really much of a car camper...I like to put everything on my back and walk with it :)...but there are some pretty good car camping spots at Joshua Tree in so cal
does anyone have any good camping sites that also have day hikes close by?

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camera phones

2005-08-05T03:21:58Z

I always take my 6 mega pixel camera with me, but I have gotten some OK pics from my camera phone, anyone else do this?

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Mid-November: Yosemite or Death Valley?

2005-07-27T06:43:48Z

Hi, I want to go on a birhtday trip in mid-November. I've been to Death Valley Before, but it seems like a perfect time to go back. Never been to Yosemite. I'm not into snow camping, and I get cold even in LA. I'm not averse to staying in a not too expensive lodge. Are there good low elevation camps sites in Yosemite? Your thoughts?

Sabrina

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Any Colorado Campers?

2005-07-15T02:52:37Z

I live in New Mexico about 40 miles from Colorado....LOVE to camp there. Anyone else????

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new member

2005-06-19T21:53:35Z

It was nice to find some tribes such as these, thanks for letting me join

= ) = ) = )

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where to camp?

2005-06-19T05:22:06Z

i'm looking for ideas for places to go car camping in the sierras or sierra foothills within a four hour drive of the bay area. since this is for next weekend, i'm guessing that places at lower elevations will be best, since i imagine there's still quite a bit of snow around and i don't want to be too cold. any ideas? i'm partial to pretty spots in national forests that aren't developed campgrounds, although i'm open to anything nice.

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group camping? please help if you know where to go...

2005-06-13T17:57:15Z

...We may be between 20 and 100 people, last weekend in july, and we are thinking (but not set on) Tahoe area. Accesibility and facilites are key. By myself, I love the more rugged sites and have less experience with this kind of thing, but with this crew we want to be gentle and accomodating for all levels of outdoorsy-ness. So, any suggestions you have are most appreciated!!!!

Xo,
ahmibomb

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Any Germany campers out there?

2005-05-23T21:31:25Z

Anybody living in Germany that can recommend a good place to go camping in Germany or any border countries (France, Luxembourg, etc) for a 2 or 3 day trip.

I just spent 2 days camping in a tent at Titisee in the Schwartzwald. It was great, but wait a couple weeks if you go. It was great weather during the day, but I almost froze to death in my tent during the night. Great area for hiking, mountainbiking and going to the lake. I'll definately be going back again.

http://www.titisee.de/servlet/PB/menu/-1/index.html

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anyone who's done a solo...

2005-04-14T01:50:30Z

Hi! i'm writing a short story, and in it i have a character who spends 7 days on a solo. i've done my own, but i would love to know about your experiences and observations, also. thanks for any help!

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Big Sur Camping Question

2005-04-12T23:03:05Z

I am organizing a group of about 15-20 folk to go camping in Big Sur this April. Do any of you have advice on reserving a capmground that would be large enough and private enough for drumming/guitar music that may go past 10 PM and well into the wee hours?

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vancouver island?

2005-03-09T16:27:15Z

has anyone camped there?

i'm thinking about trekking to Pacific Rim, which sounds really cool. Is it a crowded area? would a female flying solo feel comfortable? can i drive up with my dog from the US?

the pictures look amazing! http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/parks/pacrim.htm

any info would be super helpful. thanks!

(it's the recent sunny weather i've been getting, after spending three weeks in the upper midwest, i'm remembering why i live on the coast...everything's green and now i want to go camping, dammit!)

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NorCal dog friendly camping?

2004-10-14T16:05:29Z

i was surprised to find that many good camping spots in Nor Cal won't let me bring my sidekick.

any suggestions or reccomendations for dog friendly camping would be very appreciated..

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South Yuba River

2004-07-22T15:40:07Z

Has anyone camped up there? I'm trying to figure out the name of a place I stayed once - it was right along the river, across from the little store/restaurant. I know thats not the best description but...it was maybe a 20 minute drive past the cool bridge the wraps around in a U.

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mono hot springs, ca

2004-06-20T18:54:03Z

hi...i'm headed up there on tuesday...first trip of the season! i'll let you guys know if it's a keeper...it's south of yosemite at around 6500 feet. i'm mostly going for the soaking, but hope to enjoy the hiking as well!

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Camping in BC

2004-06-18T21:51:57Z

To answer the question on where to camp for a party and to fit in with the Camp in BC theme prompted by The Camper Vixen, Let me suggest a huuuuge Contry Music Festable in the week after the middle of July in Merritt BC, This is normally a week long party. Check it out at http://www.mountainfest.com/.

If this becomes a plan make sure to look us up at the Wrinkled Moose and Cougar possie tribe.

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spring is upon us

2004-05-07T21:12:31Z

my GOD is it gorgeous here in the bay area today. i just made a resolution to go on a day hike once a week, every sunday (my only day off) since due to my work schedule, camping it pretty much out of the question unless i take time off...

first hike is this sunday out to arch rock in pt reyes, a favorite hike, and a perfect "first of the season" -- how's the weather where you guys are?

do you have any aspirations for the outdoors this spring?

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non family camping

2004-05-07T20:48:41Z

does anyone have any good recommendations for a place to go camping in mid-northern ca that's not a family-oriented type of campground? seems like all the nicest campgrounds have pretty strict quiet hours and such.

i'm hoping to find a spot that has some water (ocean/lake/stream), hiking, and where it'd be cool to stay up late with friends without getting complaints...not like we wanna throw a raging party or anything, but you know how it is...

any suggestions?

thanks y'all!

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Ultra Camper Vixen

2004-05-07T16:13:45Z

Greetings...it is I, the Ultra Camper Vixen!
If anyone wants some insights into camping in BC, I'm your gal.

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too many people not enough campsites

2004-05-07T16:12:00Z

I am a procrastinator. This year i made the mistake of waiting until today to try to book a campsite anywhere in the state for memorial day weekend. there are basically NO campsites left in the national/state parks through reserveamerica.com. Going to have to branch out and try surrounding states as well as Canada.

where are you camping for memorial day weekend?

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Where do you want to go this year?

2004-03-23T15:49:59Z

Is anybody making any camping plans yet?
Where do you want to go this year?

Every January I tell myself "This is the year I'm going to go camping all summer long!" ...but I rarely manage to do even one quarter as much camping as I want to.

If I do *one thing*, I really want to do a 2 or 3-day hike up to Garibaldi Lake and Black Tusk, which is just north of Vancouver BC.

I'd also love to to do the West Coast Trail one of these years (I have to remember to get on the waiting list!).

I'm perfectly happy with exploring my homeland BC as much as possible.

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i'm the antithesis of a happy camper today

2003-10-16T18:06:32Z

tell me a good story, camper...

how was your latest trip?

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