There is plenty to love about summer time. The warm breeze on the back of your neck, the radiant sun pouring down over your lawn and home, laughter from children heard all over the neighborhood, and cook-outs with the family. The list probably goes on for miles. Yes indeed, folks look forward to the ...
Now that the weather is getting nicer, many are thinking about what they want to do over the summer. Camping is a popular activity, and many like to find the best camping sites as early in the year as they can. When calling a place to book a site, it is important to ask a few very important questions, ...
When school ends each year many parents face the daunting task of trying to find something to fill their children’s days. If you live on the west coast you may want to consider sending your children to one of the many California summer camps that are available. You can choose either sleep over camps ...
There's something about outer space. Imagine all that lies beyond the earth's atmosphere. It seems to have no end when you gaze up at a clear night sky. I enjoy doing this with my binocular telescope year-round. I can see so many beautiful stars and even catch a glimpse of wonders the human eye could ...
So there I was; crouching quietly in a tree house hand-crafted by my father, high up on a hill in the woods. I sat, waited and listened for it to rear its sharp, pointy antlers. No, I'm not talking about some imaginary hell-beast, but rather a large buck. I loved to spy on them during the fall months. ...
Have you ever noticed that everyone is afraid of something? Now I'm not saying it's something major, or even something realistic, but yet they are fearful of something. Take my mother for instance. The woman is terrified of snakes. As a child, I watched her encounter a garter snake in the backyard and ...
If you spend any time out on the water in a boat you’ve probably found it difficult to take along your camera. Water and electronics generally don’t mix. The problem with that is taking pictures to remember your adventure just isn’t possible without risking ruining your camera. That’s not the case with ...
There many come a time in any life when a place to sleep will suddenly seem like a luxury. If you have ever gone camping, you probably know what I mean. Even if you never leave the comfort of your own home when it comes time to sleep, there may be times when you might want to have a self inflating air ...
The winters in the northeast have been very tricky in the last few years, and this makes it hit and miss when trying to decide when ski conditions would be the best for a vacation. It is a gamble at some spots that rely on natural snow for most of their slopes. This year was very bad for natural snow, ...
I have been using binocular telescopes ever since middle school. Of course, when I first got into it, they were pretty low powered. I could see the moon in great detail, occasionally catch Venus when it was close, and get a brighter picture of a few nearby stars. That was about it. When I got a high-powered ...
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