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My sweet parents selflessly went up on Thursday and got the whole campsite set up. They don't mess around! They get the tents set up, "kitchen" area set, fire going, you name it. We then met them up there on Friday afternoon.
Mckenna absolutely loves it. She enjoys walking around barefoot, cooking her dinner on the fire, riding in "the bumpy car" (a RZR), going potty on a log, playing games, eating s'mores, and looking for animals. It is so fun watching her explore a different setting. She's such an adventurous kid, and I love watching it in nature. I also love seeing all the new things she gets to learn in a different environment. She is a little hit or miss regarding sleeping, the first night being a bit rough, but the following night(s) she sleeps like a champ. In fact, the second night we were there, she slept til 6:45...something our little morning bird doesn't ever do at home! She thinks it's pretty cool to sleep in a tent and "live like animals!"
Ronnie and I love it too. My parents make it WAY too easy on us, by being the ones to cook AND clean up (yeah I know, it doesn't seem fair for them! It's not! But they insist). We eat like kings because, like I said, my parents don't mess around. This weekend we had BBQ ribs, corn, rice, steak, grilled veggies, and shrimp. It was DELISH! We spent days driving around in the RZR (an ATV) exploring the area, relaxing at the campsite, and eating massive amounts of trail mix. We spent evenings around the fire enjoying time together and noshing on s'mores!
All in all camping as a family is quickly becoming a favorite vacation of ours!!!
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Jeremy Parks · 554 weeks ago
RunSickboyRun 96p · 554 weeks ago
"I certainly do not stand downwind of the fire and always use common sense. I have a pretty good idea whether I'm inhaling too much smoke or not very quickly. Keep in mind, there are other factors going on when camping that could also lead to that sick feeling - higher elevation, less/poor sleep, less than ideal nutrition, dust, inconsistent or different treatments, etc. Camping definitely takes careful planning and discipline to remain as "on target" as possible with our health."
With that said, if I went camping every weekend, or even every other, it's something I may use even more caution around. I didn't feel any negative effects that I would attribute to the fire this weekend.