July 11, 2011
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…aka a high-end homeless camp, this one in Michigan. Homeless camp near I-94 settles into neighborhood west of Ann Arbor It’s only for a select, relative few that camping is about “man vs. nature.” For the fortunate, camping is about … Continue reading
July 10, 2011
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See Part 1, Part 2. Our ultimate destination was the New River Gorge area in the south central part of West Virginia; after that, we weren’t sure of the itinerary exactly. This was to be primarily a road trip, which … Continue reading
July 9, 2011
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As a kid, I never was sent away to summer camp and I probably wouldn’t have liked such organized jollity anyway. Just passing on this link to a NYT story about summer camps, and you can pretty much predict what … Continue reading
July 6, 2011
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Some followups on previous posts… The New York Times reviews camp finder apps. The plan for a 600-site campground at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field is under criticism because of the condition of the airfield’s fire hydrants. (This story makes it … Continue reading
July 6, 2011
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Some years ago, a friend of my dad’s remodeled his house up in Mexico. It’s a farmhouse built around 1850, and by the time the remodeling was done, he wound up with a lot of exceedingly thick, chopped wooden beams … Continue reading
July 6, 2011
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See Part 1. On Day 2 (Saturday, June 25), we headed south from Dunkirk into Pennsylvania toward Butler County, north of Pittsburgh. My dad grew up in a small town there called Prospect, and I’d wanted to see the location … Continue reading
July 5, 2011
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There are many sites out there about the Leatherman – a mysterious vagrant who wandered and camped through Connecticut and New York in the 19th century – but this one has the best detail, including this: The question is frequently … Continue reading
July 4, 2011
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I was originally going to write about just two of the places I stayed at during my 8-day trip south this past week. But then I realized that I stayed in a distinctly different species of campground each night, and … Continue reading
July 1, 2011
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Before I write up my broader observations of this extended interstate camping spree, some quick observations on the utility of various gadgets I brought along this time. (These were primarily meant to serve as roadtrip facilitators, not as camping gear.) … Continue reading