http://campingearth.com/blog RV's, Campers, Camping Tips, And Camping Recipes Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:01:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sweet corn is at its peak right now here in Wisconsin. Not only is it really tasty but there is an abundant supply of it so it is cheap, which I think makes it taste even better. Although my standard way of cooking it ... http://campingearth.com/blog/2008/08/19/recipe-for-sweet-corn-grilled-over-the-fire/ On Friday August 15, 2008 Dennis Tyrrell from Arkansas found a 4.42 carat diamond stone at Crater of Diamonds State Park. I obviously do not camp in the right places because all I ever find laying on the ground when I go camping are beer bottle caps and cigarette ... http://campingearth.com/blog/2008/08/18/442-carat-diamond-found-at-crater-of-diamonds-state-park/ We have been camping for several years and were victims of raccoon thievery several times the first two years having unwillingly fed them a loaf of bread, a can of nuts, some plastic bottles of Coke and several bags of freshly pitted cherries. I thought we had finally gotten ... http://campingearth.com/blog/2008/08/17/raccoons-like-chicken-and-bagels/ Our 5 day camping trip to Governor Dodge State Park near Dodgeville, Wisconsin this week was great. The weather was almost perfect. The only downside was the nights got a little cool but that made sitting around the campfire more fun. It was our first trip to ... http://campingearth.com/blog/2008/08/16/camping-at-governor-dodge-state-park-in-wisconsin/ My husband and I are back home from our camping trip at Governor Dodge State Park in southwestern Wisconsin. The trip itself was great but our arrival home late Thursday night...not so much. Our side by side refrigerator freezer died while we were gone which meant instead of ... http://campingearth.com/blog/2008/08/16/back-from-camping-at-governor-dodge-state-park/ It is the middle of summer which means a large variety of fruits and vegetables are in season and at their peak flavor. That is why I recommend taking a whole watermelon on your next camping trip. Now only are they in season, delicious and reasonably priced right ... http://campingearth.com/blog/2008/08/13/watermelon-and-camping-go-together/ I have been writing about geocaching quite a bit the last couple of weeks, plus Gary put together a great beginner video on geocaching while I was gone as well. My first geocaching excursion was fun, with the exception of the run in I had with a cement wall ... http://campingearth.com/blog/2008/08/12/more-geocaching-adventures/ Before my camping trip last week I wrote about how I was not ready and that packing was a last minute frenzy of tossing stuff into our vehicle, heading out the door, and hoping for the best. We did pretty good and only forgot a few things, namely our ... http://campingearth.com/blog/2008/08/11/how-to-remember-to-take-hot-dogs-and-other-items-hiding-in-your-fridge-when-going-camping/ Hi. I am back from my camping trip and want to thank Gary for the great blog posts he wrote while I was gone and also for his video on geocaching. I am in the middle of unpacking and repacking because later today I am heading back out ... http://campingearth.com/blog/2008/08/10/back-from-camping-but-leaving-again/ Wrapping things up this week, I figured this would be a great time to post this how to video we recently did on geocaching. I love it because it combines geeky technology (gps) with treasure hunting. Dorrie's been posting about geocaching a bunch recently so you can get ... http://campingearth.com/blog/2008/08/09/how-to-geocache-a-guide-to-geocaching/