At approximately 3:00 PM (Sunday), Greg and I began preparing the inside of the tent to stay another night. We had plenty of food and began to eat some. Our water was low, but there was a small stream just behind the campsite. My biggest fear was that I would loose consciousness and greg would try to walk out by himself and I told him if this happened, just keep me covered up and stay put. Someone would be there eventually.

The Ranger asked me if I could walk now and I began moving around with the aid of my walking stick and I began feeling somewhat better, yet weak. Shortly, several National Forest Service employees and another GSMNP Ranger arrived and began breaking camp and packed everything in two packs for the mile long walk to awaiting vehicles.
The female Ranger rode behind me and periodically asked me how I felt and kept an eye on greg.

We eventually arrived in the parking lot at the Deep Creek Campground where we were met by wife and my Mother. There were several NFS and Park personnel there as well as another female Ranger, who I believe was Ranger Stewart.

Temperature ratings should be taken as a general rule, remember, temperatures can drop below zero in spring, particularly at higher altitudes so you should follow specific directions of the manufacturer. The amount of heating that different people will need can vary widely, with some people requiring more warmth than others.

The fill in sleeping bags can be made of a wide range of things, most commonly goose, duck or down. Down is the warmest and often most expensive but not very good if it gets wet.

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Summer camps could be a form of holiday, a learning experience, or a bit of both. Some of the maximum benefits summer camps provide is the chance for children to make new friends, learn new skills or just look up upon current ones, and stay busy and active all through the summer months.

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From then on, I needed to get back at the people who did this to me. The gal that did this to me found her 1976 Ford station wagon sitting on its rims alone. lol. Now how I pulled that off is another story in and of itself.

I’ve been a summer camp counselor for over 25 years at various camps. One of the activities I covertly participate in is pranks played upon the other camp counselors.

Another prank I’ve performed many times is cutting shoe laces almost completely in half. When attempting to tie, the laces break in half. They had to tie them in knots to lace up. One last prank was to mix up all of the girls clothes between cabins. One t-shirt would be in another’s luggage, etc. A size 6 shoe would be matched with a similar size 7 1/2 shoe in another cabin. This drove the girls nuts. Some may think that I’m crazy (and i probably am crazy lol); however, we all have a great time each summer.

I know that I would spend the year in school thinking about how I could prank other people over the summer. It was a great past time and would keep me exited about going back to camp each summer.

I had never camped before. My husband had camped as a child and does the hunting thing every year.
I got on the Internet and visited as many camping sights as I could find (love your sight! It was extremely helpful!) I printed out checklists, combined a few and came up with one good one. Now that I had some idea what was necessary, I started to shop. I put a lot of things on layaway and then hit the yard sales and flea markets. When our car would not pass inspection without a great deal of work we decided to purchase something that we could haul camping equipment in.

A month or so before the trip my son and I put the tent up in the back yard. I let him invite a friend or two and they would sleep out. Sunday afternoon we would take the tent down. The following weekend they would sleep out again and on Sunday we would take it back down. My neighbors thought I was such a great mom, letting my son have a sleep over every weekend. Little did they know I was just practicing so that we would not look like idiots in front of the Boy Scouts.

You can’t just buy any old tent. It needs to be a good one.

The evening before the big trip I sent my husband to work in my car. My son and I loaded the Blazer with all of my junk. Then the other campers started to arrive. They teased me a bit. Said it looked like the Hilton of camps. Although, every time someone forgot something they would say Go over to the Hotel Fitzroy. They probably have it! Even though I might have gone a little over board, I had a really great time! I could cook and wash up easily!

So there you have it. The first time I went camping. Pretty cool.

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I find swimming as one of the best parts of camping. Especially in the summer, I just love a dip when I’m out in the woods. I’m not saying that everybody enjoys the same things when camping But, for me, a dip in the water is more refreshing than the most amazing shower you could ever take. So, I say, no matter what the temperature is out there, you need to think about dropping your shorts and diving in the water. Even if you don’t I’m sure you will enjoy your camping experience. You’re in the woods. That’s pretty good!

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