It's time for the long-awaited trip of the season! What will be the longest trip for the 2025 camping season and my personal favorite trip of not just this year but any year... It's time for the annual Montauk State Park  trout fishing trip! This year would see the 3 of us in a tent on the first night and a cabin the last two nights in an effort to improve sleep for all. It would also be the first time returning to Montauk since flooding ravaged the park in November 2024, jus

Here we are, the third camping trip of the season! The destination this time is Washington State Park . This weekend would see a high temperature around 83°F on Friday and around 60°F overnight - perfect weather for camping! Like the previous two trips this year, we would once again shoot for a single night trip. To better prepare for this trip, after the disaster that was Robertsville State Park last month , I would bring the diesel heater where my wife would get to experien

Finally! A perfect  camping weekend! This year has been quite a challenge as far as camping is concerned with hot, humid weather and storms being the primary factors in the accompanying misery. This weekend, however, was the exact opposite! With cooler weather and clear skies, it was indeed perfect!

More than half the year has gone by and I am just now getting the FIRST camping trip in for 2025. By an unofficial measure, this might just be the second latest start to a camping season I have ever had... Second to last year which saw the 2024 season kick off August 12th. That means it's time to get moving! With the weather finally handing me a great weekend, with temps in the lower 80ºF range, it was PERFECT weather for a trip! This would be no ordinary trip either, this wo

It's now June. The temperatures are hitting and exceeding the 90° mark more consistently; my least favorite temperatures to camp in. And...

Camp set up well after sunset with nothing but a headlamp; extreme even for me!

Camp set up before the sun sets; very rare!

When the leaves on the trees are starting to change, that can only mean one thing... it's time for the annual Montauk State Park  trout fishing trip! Continuing the recent trend of taking the full departure date to pack up and roll out, I would quickly come to realize this newfound "take your time" approach to packing really does more harm than good...

Fall is around the corner so let's get camping! The second trip of 2024 would take me back to Trail of Tears State Park , a place I have been to before but not since 2019. It was supposed to be a dry weekend and it was supposed to be cooler temps... It definitely was not cooler temps and was almost not a dry weekend after a few near misses and light overnight sprinkle. I was determined not to let the forecast dictate the weekend of camping yet again! Having gotten such a lat

The time has come! Halfway through the 8th month of the year and finally getting my first camping trip in for 2024. The destination, one...

It's now June. The temperatures are hitting and exceeding the 90° mark more consistently; my least favorite temperatures to camp in. And...

The 5th and possibly final trip of the year would also be the second solo trip of the year for me. The weather would be nice enough, a...

When the leaves on the trees are starting to change, that can only mean one thing... it's time for the annual Montauk State Park trout...

After a month off due to insufferable heat and severe weather, we would pack up and head out on the first fall-like weekend of the...

More than half the year has gone by and I am just now getting the second camping trip in. Not as far behind as some other years but still have a lot of ground to cover and not much time left do it!

The time has come! Nearly to the 6th month of the year and finally getting my first camping trip in for 2023. The destination, not one I...

It's December again. The tents and sleeping bags are all packed away. Camping season is done, right? Wrong! Like last year, we would set our sights on an indoor camping trip to the Betty Lea Lodge at Echo Bluff State Park !

The air outside has a chill to it, the leaves are starting to change, and beginning to fall... That can mean quite a few things but to me it means it's time for the annual Montauk State Park trout fishing trip! Looking to continue on the success of previous years, this year I will be hoping to hit the lofty goal of 10 trout in 5 days!

After a short 3 weeks off following the Washington State Park trip, it was time to get back on the road again and head to someone relatively new! Pomme De Terre State Park is not completely new to me as I have camped here before maybe a decade ago ... or more. It was a refreshing change to try a less familiar place while still beating the heat!

For the second camping trip of the year, after an unexpected month off, we would pack up and head out on the hottest weekend of the year so far. Much like the same exact weekend of 2017 at Sam A Baker State Park , which saw a high temperature of 108°F, this weekend would see a high temperature of 104°F with the temperatures above 100°F each of the 3 days of the trip.