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Camping with your dog -- a new experience for us 23 Jul 2012 | 09:59 am
Tweet by Jim Bessey Our husky/lab mix, Layla, likes camping and camp chairs Until this year, we had never camped with a dog before. We didn't have a dog, so that was an easy choice. In February, we...
Signs, Signs -- Why can't highway signs work better? 16 Jul 2012 | 02:25 am
Tweet by Jim Bessey Image from a great sign article at Writing for Designers, Geo Mason U Why are highway signs so often barely adequate? Anyone who drives a big Class A motorhome or pulls a traile...
Review of Spruce Row Campground in Ithaca, NY -- We'll likely return to stay again 9 Jul 2012 | 04:58 am
Tweet by Jim Bessey Jim and Nick enjoy a quiet game of Gin at Spruce Row Campground After 6 years of trailer camping all around our region, we decided to try a new camping resort, sight unseen. My ...
Our rotted camper floor: New tile to the rescue! 9 Jul 2012 | 03:39 am
Tweet by Jim Bessey Porcelain tile fixes rotten floor in our 1980 Shasta camp trailer This isn't my usual place for writing about tile, but my recent experience with some serious rot in our camper....
Music and Camping: What can we do about Radio Spam? 26 Mar 2012 | 04:35 am
Tweet When I go camping, I've just gotta have some music! photo by Andrew Taylor by Jim Bessey When we go camping we leave the TV behind. It's one of our little rules. I still, however, need some ...
Back to Old Forge: We ride the Adirondack Scenic Railroad from Utica to Thendara Station 3 Oct 2011 | 08:16 am
Tweet by Jim Bessey editor I promised pictures of the gorgeous Adirondack scenery. What better way to get them than to ride thirty miles of railway into the mountains? Our Scenic Train arrives at....
Consider trying our whirlwind tour of New York's Adirondack Park 20 Sep 2011 | 01:24 pm
Tweet by Jim Bessey editor We took a weekend Adirondack cruise through Old Forge, Inlet, Tupper Lake, Saranac Lake, and Lake Placid -- a very nice route for upcoming Leaf Peeping! Adirondack Sce...
Saturday's scary storm stops short of SutterCreek Campground in Sterling NY 19 Aug 2011 | 09:39 am
Tweet Jim and the boys, by the fire at SutterCreek Campground by Jim Bessey editor STERLING NY: After nearly 40 days of Perfect Camping Nights, we finally had the chance to enjoy a couple of ...