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Hiking Ravine Gardens
It was a beautiful day to be outside in Florida yesterday. We took the opportunity to take a day trip and explore Ravine Gardens State Park. This is a unique park to hike especially if you want a bit of a challenge. Ravine The ravine in Ravine Gardens was naturally made by the Whitewater Branch spring that eventually drains into the St. Johns River. This spring-fed creek formed the ravine over thousands of years. It is a marvel to look at and explore. Azalea Trail Hiking the Ravine Gardens was a challenge for us. We are not avid hikers by any means so hiking the Azalea Trail was a workout,…
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Unique Camping Finds
I love to share unique camping finds that I discover. Some may be already known to you, but I just recently found them. Enjoy this list of Unique Camping Finds for your own camping adventures or to give as gifts to the camping enthusiasts in your life. Grill Caddy My husband and the boys got my this adorable grill caddy for Mother’s Day. I had seen it at Target and fell in love with it. My sweet husband went back and got it for me. I absolutely love it. It has the cutest graphics on the condiments containers and carrying everything to the picnic table would be a breeze. I…
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Summer Bucket List – Get Outside
Every summer I try to plan things for my family to do and every year the summer gets away from us. Last summer a certain video game got the best of us. It won’t this summer. The boys are growing up so fast. I want to plan as much family time together as possible. So this year I made a Summer Bucket List of things we can do together and a few I can do without them to keep sane. Summer Bucket List Plant a Salsa Garden Make Homemade Salsa Find a New Favorite Beach Read Outside Go Kayaking in a Clear Kayak Explore a Cave Visit a Historic Landmark…
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How to Start a Fire Without a Match
My youngest son just had his Blue and Gold at Cub Scouts and was promoted to a Webelo. He’s is so excited for this rank, because they learn how to make a fire without a match. While he hasn’t earned his belt loop for this (Iron Chef), he has been practicing under very close supervision. He’s favorite way is the bird nest method. The bird nest method is a quick and easy way to start a fire that older kids can do with supervision following common sense fire safety. Never allow kids to start a fire without adult supervision and clear understanding of fire safety rules. Know the rules of…
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Dutch Oven Cherry Dump Cake
On our last camping trip we went to beautiful High Falls State Park in Georgia. This was such a great camping adventure for us and we had so much fun. We brought along our Dutch oven and made this tasty dessert, Dutch Oven Cherry Dump Cake. We cheated that night and had take out Mexican food, the boys were getting tired of hamburgers and hot dogs, but we had the cake for dessert. It was so good, and actually went quite well my chicken tacos. Ingredients This is the easiest ingredients list. Can of Cherries Yellow Cake Mix Stick of Butter (melted) Directions These are really simple directions. You literally…
