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I am wondering if anyone would like to do a camping trip this summer. I thought about this last fall, when some friends and I went to Bandalier National Monument and I noticed that there were some very nice, isolated (so that shouts of "squee" will not disturb others) group camping spots.
I'm bringing this up early because I have a feeling these sorts of spots fill up early and people might need to make plans ahead of time.
I am willing to coordinate something here in NM, or possibly CO or AZ, if people want to come that far. And of course, when will depend on things like fire conditions.
Or if someone else has somewhere cool, I would be happy to go there. Well except West Texas. Because I said "cool".
Anyone interested? TG
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I'm potentially interested. If I have the resources to travel so far, at least!
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TGirl, you know I love you, and I am looking forward to seeing you again, but you have got to be crazy to think I'm going to go into the woods without the luxuries of home. Besides, isn't that where the hook man and kidney theives can be found?
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Woo hoo! Good idea, Jackie! I'll bring my hook hand!
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No, no, kidney thieves are always in big cities. We'd just have to worry about insane murderers escaped from nearby asylums.
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That's odd. Whenever I'm playing Halo I always get yelled at for camping.
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Let me explain to you "TGirl's Definition of Camping". First of all, I have a very large tent refered to as all and sundry as "The Tent Palace." It has three rooms. I have an air mattress. I refuse to go anywhere that does not have at least running water and perhaps a shower.
Twinkies are definitely a possibility. Although I usually prefer the cream puffs from Costco.
More clear?
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quote:Originally posted by TurquoiseGirl: Let me explain to you "TGirl's Definition of Camping". First of all, I have a very large tent refered to as all and sundry as "The Tent Palace." It has three rooms. I have an air mattress. I refuse to go anywhere that does not have at least running water and perhaps a shower.
Pffff. That's not camping.
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quote:Originally posted by TurquoiseGirl: Let me explain to you "TGirl's Definition of Camping". First of all, I have a very large tent refered to as all and sundry as "The Tent Palace." It has three rooms. I have an air mattress. I refuse to go anywhere that does not have at least running water and perhaps a shower.
Pffff. That's not camping.
Hey, what can I say? My exH used to call me a "camping whimp".
I also forgot to add : A camp stove so I can have bacon for breakfast.
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The closest I've come to camping recently was the camper van we rented in New Zealand. I'm not sure if having a kitchen, bathroom, refirgerator and microwave oven counts as camping to a lot of people. But one night we were in Kaikoura and the propane tank emptied leaving us a bit cold.
Beach...and then I had to debate whether we were going to get more propane or choclate fish...Life!
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How long are you planning to have the camping trip? Is it a weekend deal?
CO/AZ is too far for me (and besides that I don't know anything about camping), but DW and I are planning a cross-country road trip in the summer. If the planets align, and if we are passing by when you guys have setup camp, we can always drop by to say hello.
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I was thinking of a long weekend, perhaps? Some of us, at least arrive Friday and then leave Sunday or Monday?
The reason that I was asking about out here is if, like, I'm doing the organizing, it should be at least semiconvenient?
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I would love to do this, but I don't think I have enough vacation time. But I wanted to throw out there that we'd be interested if we had more time. So I hope it works out for y'all this summer and we'd be up for it next summer.
TGirl, you and I have the same idea of camping. *grin* I've done my time roughing it. I was a girl scout and a huge tomboy. But now I like to have a nice comfy air mattress and my giant tent. And cooking stuff. I love it.
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quote:Originally posted by TurquoiseGirl: I was thinking of a long weekend, perhaps? Some of us, at least arrive Friday and then leave Sunday or Monday?
I won't trouble all of you then. We were thinking of starting from VA on the Memorial Day weekend and returning on July 4th
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quote:Originally posted by TurquoiseGirl: Let me explain to you "TGirl's Definition of Camping". First of all, I have a very large tent refered to as all and sundry as "The Tent Palace." It has three rooms. I have an air mattress. I refuse to go anywhere that does not have at least running water and perhaps a shower.
Pffff. That's not camping.
Hey, what can I say? My exH used to call me a "camping whimp".
I also forgot to add : A camp stove so I can have bacon for breakfast.
As you might have guessed, I prefer a bit more primitive style of camping. I was picturing something more along the lines of a group backpacking trip. Your description actually made me less interested in going.
Of course, someone could try to arrange an alternate trip for more adventurous snopesters... is anyone interested in a backpacking trip?
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I would actually be really interested in a snopster camping trip, if I could find a way to get out there. I'm more of the air mattress type of camper though.
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quote:Originally posted by TurquoiseGirl: Let me explain to you "TGirl's Definition of Camping". First of all, I have a very large tent refered to as all and sundry as "The Tent Palace." It has three rooms. I have an air mattress. I refuse to go anywhere that does not have at least running water and perhaps a shower.
Pffff. That's not camping.
It's closer than my ideal camping set up which includes a bed.
I'd love to join but camping a bit difficult for me since we don't have that perfect set up yet.
Noemi
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quote:Originally posted by TurquoiseGirl: Let me explain to you "TGirl's Definition of Camping". First of all, I have a very large tent refered to as all and sundry as "The Tent Palace." It has three rooms. I have an air mattress. I refuse to go anywhere that does not have at least running water and perhaps a shower.
That's not camping. That's moving.
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I've always thought this guy had the right idea.
We actually tried this (putting a window unit in the back door of the tent) last summer in Florida during the heat wave last July. Worked a treat, though in our tent, as soon as the AC was turned off, it was hot again almost instantly. I also saw the telltale vents where people using those upright room air conditioners inside the tent.
Con "Don't worry, I'm not coming on your trip" Yat
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I figured after 11 years of trying to impress a guy with my amazing outdoors woman skills, including several forced marches backpacking trips with a guy bigger, stronger and more experienced than I, that I need some more time before I repeat the experience. And find people I can trust who won't be so derisive of my supposed lack of ability.
And where the trip won't end with me having an asthma attack and sitting on a cactus. Prickly pears are evil, evil things.
There are many day-hike locations in Northern NM, for those who prefer to rough it more.
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It was on an agressive back-packing trip with my Ex and our daughters that I had my first revelation that things probably weren't going to work out.
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Well, BeachLife, I realize now that someone who insists on you doing something that you don't do well and then ridicules you for not doing it well (especially when you do worse under duress) probably was a pretty big warning sign.
Unfortunately, I really believed that if I were a better "trouper", I would get credit. I didn't.
It was a revalation to me when some friends and I went on a "TGirl-style" camping trip last fall that I was one of the more competent ones. I could, for example, set up my own tent without written directions. And build a fire. Woot!
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I'm up for it, and I love Bandalier. I am a car camper, and my camping style has been honed from years of attending a week-long pagan festival every year, where we're doing everything from staging mock ancient Celtic battles to performing full-dress high Sabbat rituals to engaging in completely naked body painting (sometimes all in the same day). That kind of camping requires good equipment, and lots of it.
It's only about 6 hours from here to Bandalier. I also used to camp in the San Isabel National Forest near Trinidad, which is gorgeous and not that heavily used. It's probably 2-3 hours north of you.
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quote:Originally posted by TurquoiseGirl: Well, BeachLife, I realize now that someone who insists on you doing something that you don't do well and then ridicules you for not doing it well (especially when you do worse under duress) probably was a pretty big warning sign.
Unfortunately, I really believed that if I were a better "trouper", I would get credit. I didn't.
It was a revalation to me when some friends and I went on a "TGirl-style" camping trip last fall that I was one of the more competent ones. I could, for example, set up my own tent without written directions. And build a fire. Woot!
I have a feeling that you're the lind of person I could camp with. I'm a city boy, but I think I'm fairly competent as a camper. It's just not always my thing.
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Camping in a beautiful isolated place with like-minded folk and no backpacking is my favorite type of vacation so I would love to come if I can get the time. I have friends in Albuquerque and family in Phoenix so commuting distance from those places would be good. Not sure that I could arrange it this year but if it would become annual I'm sure I would make it "sometime". Please put me on the list if there is one.
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