I grew up backpacking in the Adirondacks Mountains, camping, and orienteering all over the country. It never occurred to me to be scared of nature – even when in bear country or when encountering venomous snakes.
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Temperatures can drop drastically at night while camping. In the mountains, it’s not uncommon for the weather to suddenly change and get much colder than forecast – like that time it hit freezing temperatures while I was camping with my daughter in July.
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I love the spontaneity of travel and not knowing what you will encounter. But I do NOT love getting traveler’s diarrhea the day before I am supposed to take a 9-hour bus ride. Or having my kid wake up at 3AM with a fever and having to rush through an unknown city trying to find
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One of the reasons camping is popular is because it’s looked at as a cheap form of leisure or vacation. But, depending on your style of camping and when and where you go, the cost of camping can actually be quite high.
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I love my morning coffee even more when I am camping. There is literally nothing like sipping a how brew while watching the morning fog lift from the mountains!
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Mosquitoes are probably the most hated of all insects, and it isn’t just because their bites are annoyingly itchy. Mosquitoes are considered the most dangerous animal in the world because of how many people die yearly due to diseases like malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever.
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