| Camping should be spontaneous, fun and
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| | for the best spots, possibly as much as a
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| relaxing. But in order to relax and enjoy
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| | year or more. Rooms at the famous
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| that spontaneity, advance planning is a
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| | Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite, often require
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| must.
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| | booking two years in advance. Pretty
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| Camping has been a tradition for over 100
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| | extraordinary considering that the
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| years, but back then it wasn't camping so
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| | cheapest room is $350 per night.
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| much as just living in the wild for a
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| | Once you have a confirmed reservation you
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| while. By the 1940s, camping began to
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| | can prepare your packing list. You could
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| become in earnest a widespread form of
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| | throw everything into the RV and take
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| vacation. But as the post - WWII economy
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| | off. But the odds are high you'll
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| improved and highway systems developed
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| | overlook something essential.
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| camping really took off as a relaxing and
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| | You'll need a well-stocked first aid kit.
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| spontaneous pastime.
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| | You should spend time reviewing the list
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| Now in the present, with the advent of
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| | of most common toxic plants for the
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| RVs and the advance of technology camping
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| | location you chose and any wildlife
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| has became enormously popular. The
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| | warnings for the area. Bears are common
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| result? Many campers vie for limited
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| | in some areas, wild cats in others.
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| spots during certain weeks of the year at
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| | Make a complete list: tents, sleeping
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| a limited number of campsites.
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| | bags, clothing, tools, stove, lighting,
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| As more and more camping enthusiest take
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| | ... that's appropriate for the place and
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| on the challange of camping, commercial
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| | time of year. That list will be at least
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| campsites sprang up to satisfy the need,
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| | one page of four columns full of things
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| but there are limits from economic
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| | even just to hit the basics.
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| constraints (many campsites don't make
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| | Investigate any road closures, especially
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| profitable businesses). The number of
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| | if you're planning a winter camping trip.
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| desirable spots outside National and
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| | Floods, rocks slides, snow avalanches,
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| State parks is limited, too. There's only
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| | ice and other problems are still fairly
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| so much great scenery around.
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| | common.
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| So, back to the first thought "Camping
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| | As the trip date gets close, check the
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| should be spontaneous, fun and relaxing".
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| | weather. Most camping areas are in the
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| In order to accomplish this the first
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| | mountains or away from urban areas. Those
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| step in planning your camping trip is to
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| | areas tend to have less predictable
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| decide when and where you want to go,
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| | weather with sudden rain squalls,
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| then make a reservation. There are
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| | thunderstorms, etc. But, you can get a
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| hundreds of places online to do that. Two
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| | good idea of what you're likely to
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| are ReserveUSA ( and The National Park
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| | encounter anyway. Pack accordingly.
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| Service Reservation Center (
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| | Plan ahead carefully and you'll be in a
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| Like booking a good cruise, you'll need
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| | better position to relax and forget about
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| to book at least three months ahead and,
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| | controlling events during your trip.
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