Monday, October 15, 2012

FYI: Day Camping Is Awesome


I'm not sure if "day camping" is an actual recognized activity, but the weekend before last, it's exactly what we did.  Robbie and I packed up our car bright and early with food, water, blankets and cooking gear and headed out along with four other adults and two especially rad children to a state park a couple of hours away.  We spent the entire day and well into the evening enjoying awesome camp-worthy things like hiking, fall picture-taking, gathering firewood and making s'mores.


The weather ended up being unseasonably cold, but we didn't let that stop us.  We bundled up and explored the trails through the forest, which was decorated in full autumn splendor.  We drank hot chocolate and told stories and played games and ate gluttonous amounts of food and enjoyed what we knew was one of our last full days outdoors before wintertime envelopes Chicago.


If a full camping outing isn't possible for you, or if you just want a fun way to spend a crisp fall Saturday, I highly recommend taking a camping-style day trip.  It's the perfect way to experience all of the other delights of a good camping trip and still get to sleep in your own bed that night.

Before I go, I want to give a quick shout-out to my pals at Mucho Mucho Bueno Bueno and Little Tree to thank them for filling in last week while I was in Austin!  I had an amazing time hanging with Robbie's family and dancing the nights away at Austin City Limits.  We got back late last night, and once again, I could use a vacation after my vacation.  I'm feeling rather elderly these days with how exhausted I become after traveling.  It's been pretty wonderful getting to be consistently on the road over the last month (3 states + 6 flights in 3 weeks!), but I'm looking forward to sticking close to home over the next couple of months.  I'll share some of our photos and adventures from Austin later this week.

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17 comments:

  1. What a great activity! Looks like so much fun, especially with the fall colors :)

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  2. Looks like you guys had fun. The trees are gorgeous! They are starting to turn here too. Fall is so pretty. :)

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  3. Such pretty pretty pictures!!! This looks so fun, I need to try it. There are some forest preserves around here and it looks like the perfect way to experience the fall colors!!!

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  4. Those Fall colours are amazing. The leaves are beginning to turn here too, but we only seem to specialise in yellows and browns. Those reds are just out of this world! Let's enjoy it while we can, say I! I'm just fed up to the back teeth with all the rain we've been having in the UK. So, your pictures really bucked me up! Thank you!

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  5. These pictures make me want to go on a fall hike this weekend!
    Gigi xoxx

    www.takecareofmebeautifully.blogspot.com

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  6. These are GORGEOUS pictures! and Day camping is totally awesome :) Sorry for being MIA but excited to ready more posts! Happy Monday miss!!

    -Lindsay

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  7. These pictures are so lovely and vibrant! I think a day camping trip sounds like a splendid idea for the fall time. =)

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  8. My mister HATES camping (simply because he hates sleeping in tents) so this might be just what he needs! Love the idea of day camping :D
    xo Heather
    http://ahopelessnotebook.blogspot.com/

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  9. melissa, these photos are spectacular! i'm excited to see your austin city limits pics too. you have been a traveling queen lately. it's ok to want some rest.

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  10. Thanks for your comments you guys! Day camping rules, I'm telling you. Try it. :) xo, m

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  11. Okay, day camping is something I can totally get behind. I haaaate regular camping, but it's mainly because of the sleeping on the ground with spiders part. No sleeping? Yes. Awesome.

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  12. Also, I forgot to say that your pictures are amazing! Pinning them.

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  13. Love these pictures! I could get lost in your blog all day! I'm your newest follower via hellocotton. Can't wait to read more from you! Stop by my little space and say hi sometime!
    Tia
    http://sewcalmama.blogspot.com

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  14. Those pictures are gorgeous. Day-camping sounds fun.

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  15. these photos are beautiful. i hope you're having a great time away. miss and love u sis!

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