Saturday, July 28, 2012

Bears and Food

"I saw a bear" (I saw a bear) "Out in the woods" (out in the woods) "A great big bear" (a great big bear) "A way out there" (a way out there).  I saw a bear out in the woods. . . a great big bear a way out there. . .". Love that camp song!


Mama bears in Yellowstone don't resemble Yogi at all.  I "bearly" (hehe) remember the two cubs.  I wish I had a picture to show you, but my entire family was on horseback at the time.  I was a bit too freaked out about loosing my kids in the wilderness to stop and take a picture!  So, here we are minus the bears:



When we went to Yellowstone (a few years back), I quickly learned that we had packed WAY TOO MUCH FOOD.  My "turtle trailer" is a pop-up and all food must be stored in the van overnight.  Moving a week's worth of food for a family of four every night was a huge hassle.  Then again, so was driving two hours to Cody, WY to find the closest grocery store of any size. 

I need to find a good balance this time, and will start with a menu of recipes we can take into a grocery store in Great Falls, Montana.  I've got a lot of time between here and there to write out some "one-liner" meals.  From what I've read, this is the last major town we'll visit before heading into Glacier.

There's a foodie gal, Jesseca, I'm following on Pinterest that has rounded up a fair amount of fun camping recipes on her blog.  I also saw a tin foil trout recipe in case we catch a few.   I'll take a look at them, and also ask my two boy scouts what camp food they are sick of this year.  You can only eat so many tinfoil dinners! 

Before we go, I always make and freeze a couple of homemade goodies.  Trail Mix, a sweet treat for on the road and this year I'm going to try making "Baked Oatmeal".  I'll post the results and recipes, so check back soon! 

Friday, July 27, 2012

Countdown To Camping

T Minus Two Weeks

In just two short weeks, we'll be leaving for Glacier National Park. Every year I think we should spend more time anticipating the vacation of the year, but this year it's gone on too long.  I can't wait to get in the van and head west!  So, that being said, I have decided to try something new with our kids - blogging our 19 day trip.

Tripit plans and reservations are done.   We'll enjoy a hotel stay or two on the way out so we can pack-in the miles.  I highly recommend Tripit for anyone who loves researching travel destinations like I do!

I've collected a few, new crafty ideas on Pinterest.  This weekend I'll do a couple little things like put together this cute little car caddy I pinned from Brown Paper Packages.  I'm not at all a sewer and my teens can customize this with hand sanitizer, a Ziploc with ear buds/hair elastic/lip gloss, brush, mad-money in a wallet/holder, granola bars and a couple pens.  

Oh, and I should bake/freeze some chocolaty bar cookies for the road. Any other thoughts?  Hmmm.  Maybe I should get some serious walking in, too, before all that sitting and hiking. Bahahahah!

See you soon!


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