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Road and Recreation Atlases are available for 8 western states
One of the tools I use to help locate potential camping spots is a Road and Recreation Atlas, from Benchmark Maps™. These atlases provide a lot of useful information for the recreational enthusiast that you don’t find on regular maps, like campgrounds, unimproved roads and trail heads. The company produces these atlases for eight western states and each state is broken down into various map scales, from 1:750,000 (1-inch equals about 12 miles on the map) to more-detailed 1:250,000 (1-inch equals 4 miles on the map) pages.
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Win an Olympus® Stylus 1050 SW at CampingBlogger!
Last month we gave away a great little GPS receiver, a Garmin™ eTrex Summit® HC, and this month CampingBlogger is back with the camera that was on of my Top 5 Christmas gift recommendations, in November. I’m a little more frugal with your money than I am with mine, however, so I’m giving away the top-of-the-line, 10.1 Megapixel model 1050!
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Skiing the Backcountry – Gotta Get Up to Get Down!
When I was a kid, I learned to ski at the Hoodoo Ski Area and the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort, in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. Skiing is also a popular family activity here in Silicon Valley, and we have several friends who make the trek to Tahoe or Sierra Summit, east of Fresno, on a regular basis. Skiing the Backcountry covers all things skiing with articles, gear reviews and resources to make your next backcountry skiing adventure safer and more fun.
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Biking is a great camping activity for the entire family.
Go for a hike
Hiking is a great and healthy activity that leads to a lot of the other outdoor activities talked about here, like photography, fishing, treasure, geocaching and treasure hunting. You don’t need a lot of money to get into hiking; a decent pair of tennis shoes and a water bottle will serve you just fine.
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