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Sitting around a family campfire out in the Great Outdoors,
Warms the body and the heart right down to the core.
Our family campfires always brought us much pleasure,
And many fine memories that we shall always treasure. Continue reading
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Many times when Buffalo Bob got the itch to get away for a little while, he would plan a trip and then call Pam and I to see if we could join him and Brenda and get away for a while. If we didn’t already have plans, we would usually join them on the outing. This story is about a camping trip we took to Canton Lake. Continue reading
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Along about 1955 when I was 12, my sister JerrylDine was 13, and my brother Craig was 5, our Dad got a wild hair and bought a camping trailer and he decided to pull it to Sulphur Springs that year. On the way, we camped for 2 days at the Roaring River State Park in Missouri. Here’s the story. Continue reading
Graduation Trip
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After spending 5 years getting an engineering degree,
A short vacation seems in order before working you see,
This poem explores the week my cousin and I took camping,
Before heading for our lifelong jobs and our lives revamping. Continue reading
Camp Kiowa
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Most every boy should get to experience America’s Boy Scouts,
It’s a fine group that helps us be prepared for life’s ins and outs.
This poem describes some of the activities that helped me a lot,
And a couple of extraneous activities that weren’t so hot. Continue reading
The Overnighter
That first overnight fishing trip a young boy takes with his Dad makes a big impression in his memory especially when it ends with the chase of the century. Here’s my story. Continue reading
Troop 77
The Boy Scouts of America is a wonderful organization. I really enjoyed my time in the Boy Scouts and have just touched on the surface of my experiences with this story. Continue reading
Conejas River Camping
Some of the best times we enjoyed involved roughing it camping out with the family. It was an inexpensive way to enjoy the outdoors and work together to do all the things necessary to sustain life in the wilderness. Our families camped out together each summer for several years when I was young. Here’s how we did it. Continue reading