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Camping Connection – The Very First National Seashore

Story and photos by Bill Steiden
A little less than fifty years ago, a bridge opened across the Outer Banks’ Oregon Inlet, connecting North Carolina’s Roanoke and Hatteras islands. That could have been the ruination of the most pristine coastline…

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Camping Connection – A New England Experience Where?

By Bill Steiden
A rocky-shored island with granite cliffs and gravelly beaches in a northern clime, surrounded by sailboat-studded blue waters; a summer resort set in a Victorian village, accessible by ferry and steeped in history.
Martha’s Vineyard, right?
Actually,…

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Camping Connection: And On His Farm He Pitched a Tent

By Bill Steiden
Agritourism is a fancy word for an idea that has been around for a long time. The West is dotted with dude ranches, many of them in business for almost a century. They began to spring up…

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Camping Connection: Clean, Cool & Clear – Florida’s Answer to the Summer Heat

By Bill Steiden
Ever since the early European explorers set foot in Florida, people have been coming to its subtropical peninsula in search of treasure. The quest continues, though the goal now is not to find gold and jewels, but…

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Camping Connection: Whitewater Rafting the Nantahala River, North Carolina

By Chris Reinolds
Rushing rapids, cool water and stunning scenery are just a few of the ways to describe the experience of paddling a raft on the Nantahala River in North Carolina.
The Nantahala, a Cherokee Indian term meaning…

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Camping Connection: Trees – Older Really is Better

By Bill Steiden
It’s a silly little poem, almost a bit of doggerel. But in its day, it was its creator’s greatest hit, known to millions and even sung by some.
I think that I shall never see/
A poem…

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Camping Connection: The Eastern Canyonlands of the U.S.

By Bill Steiden
Google “canyonlands” and you’ll pop up images straight out of the old “Roadrunner” cartoons – dream visions of impossible chasms, soaring arches and surreal colors. The dry and treeless West strips bare the dramatic geology of…

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Camping Connection: Waterfront for Less

By Chris Reinolds
These days everyone is watching their budget. So are the days of beachfront views and falling asleep to the sounds of gently lapping waves over? Not for campers.
The Florida Panhandle contains some of the most beautiful…

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Camping Connection: Did You Say Rain?

By Bill Steiden
Most anecdotes about awful camping experiences begin with rainstorms. The wet, the cold, the discomfort; the plans dashed by deluge. But camping in wet weather doesn’t have to be traumatic.
The first rule of the outdoors is…

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Camping Connection: Fresh Air, Dirt, Rocks and Water

By Chris Reinolds
Before parenting consumed our lives, taking off for the weekend or a week long camping trip was… a lot easier. But today’s children spend too much time in front of the television and not enough time gazing…

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