Who knew that digging out the yard sale stuff would lead to a scaly, 5-foot surprise?
It was late afternoon when my daughter and I unlocked the shed in our backyard and planned to go through some items before our church’s annual spring community sale. Continue reading ‘Six steps to snub a snake’
While it can be pretty tough to mow the lawn when living on the side of wooded mountaintop, there are a few perks that totally make up for it.
Like seeing some unique wildlife that many others may never have the chance to check out. Continue reading ‘Yard work uncovers colorful creature’
On your next camping trip, it’s OK to leave behind the graham crackers, marshmallows and Hershey’s chocolate bars.
In fact, you can leave the mountain pie makers in storage, too. Continue reading ‘Campfire Cuisine: Smores no more thanks to these tasty campfire eclairs’
Camping got a little more cultural recently when our family decided to head to the campground for the day on May 5 … a.k.a. Cinco de Mayo.
And even though it was short notice, another family that we’re really good friends with was able to come join us. Wanting to make something different to eat to mark the day, we decided to try tacos over the campfire. Continue reading ‘Campfire cuisine: Camping gets cultural with open-fire tacos’
Plenty of people eat homemade macaroni and cheese while camping, but how many make it over a campfire? Inquiring minds (at least mine) wanted to know. The concept seemed simple, but cooking over a campfire is a far cry away from baking in a traditional oven. Continue reading ‘Campfire cuisine: A homemade macaroni-and-cheese success story’
Camping season is here, but before you collect the kindling and whittle down a few good marshmallow and hotdog roasting sticks, let’s talk about your campfire cuisine.
To many, campfire food revolves around Smores, roasted hot dogs, grilled meat and maybe a few foil pack meals. But why stop there? Just like the stovetop or even the oven at home, a campfire produces heat that cooks food. Why limit ourselves to just a few options when roughing it in the wild? Continue reading ‘Introduction to “campfire cuisine”’
Ebbs from Haus of Guns shows his daughter the safe way to handle a firearm, utilizing a Crickett youth-model rifle. This video was under a lot of fire by anti-gun groups after an accidental shooting death recently. My opinions on this topic can be found here: http://zaktansky.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/parents-have-responsibility-to-teach-children-keep-them-safe/
