Back in the great outdoors
Monday, August 10th, 2009Last week I was camping in the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest, one of my favorite places to experience the outdoors.
Archive for the 'Camping' tag
Thoughts of summer campfires
Thursday, January 8th, 2009I saw Digital Photography School’s post on how to photograph fire today, and I remembered some fire photo experiments I tried while camping last summer.
Sunsets on Trout Lake
Saturday, August 9th, 2008I just returned from a vacation at my favorite place for camping, the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest. In addition to doing a lot of biking and hiking, I was treated to unique sunsets on five nights of my stay on Trout Lake. Here are the best photos from each of those sunsets.
Camping “up north”
Saturday, August 11th, 2007I just returned from camping at Wisconsin’s Northern Highland State Forest.
Camping along the Mississippi
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007I just returned from a camping trip, where I stayed at Perrot State Park.
The park is located along the Mississippi River, about 15 miles northwest of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Biking the north woods
Sunday, August 13th, 2006Yesterday I returned home from a camping trip to northern Wisconsin. My goal for this trip was to explore some of the bike trails in Vilas County that run through the Northern Highland – American Legion State Forest.
Jon’s camping tips
Tuesday, August 16th, 2005Avoiding Crowds
Don’t camp on major summer holidays. I’ve had very good luck camping right after holidays. For example, arrive at your camping destination on Memorial Day (when everyone else is leaving) and then stay that week.
Getting Good Campsites
To get a good site it is most helpful to do your research. This is especially true of campgrounds you plan on visiting often. If I’m in a campground where I think I might be coming back, I’ll go through the park and make note of the best campsites. Then, the next time I go there I’ll know which sites to ask for. If you do this regularly, in a few years you’ll have a nice database of the best campsites from your favorite parks.
