![]() We drove to the Friendly Beaver Campground in New Boston, New Hampshire, with the four kids. More: Sarah Connell Sanders: Tot time at Newport Folk Festival More: More from Joe Fusco Jr." Turning 69 means a change of cocktails, and no third helpings at dinner ![]() My son Jojo listed, “bugs, sweating in the tent, uncomfortable air mattress, and the threat of bears and/or serial killers,” as the top reasons why he joins the others on their overnight expeditions.Īs my wife, Cyndi, can attest, I did get talked into camping by her family on Saturday, June 19, 1999. Three like making then ingesting s'mores with their children. Four find it peaceful and relaxing in The Great Outdoors. So, I asked the six of them, ‘‘What’s so great about camping?’’įive of them enjoy sitting around the fire under the evening stars. But, maybe my opinion is a little slanted, because I’ve spent most of my 69 years in enclosed, temperature-controlled environments. I won’t even consider outdoor dining at a restaurant, so it baffles me that grown adults willingly take my grandchildren outside the safety of their well-appointed homes and into the belly of Mother Nature’s beast. They fill their weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day roughing it outdoors. Most of my immediate family loves to camp. ![]() At a gift shop on the boardwalk of York Beach in Maine, I saw a wooden plaque that read, "Campers are people with homes pretending to be homeless." ![]()
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