‘Tis the Camping Season!

As you know Mild to Wild offers deluxe camping on our 2 to 4 day river trips, where our guides cater to you!  Whether you’re looking for a mild river for the whole family, (San Miguel river or Moab’s Colorado river) or an adults only high adventure trip, (Upper Animas and Piedra rivers), we have the perfect over night trip for you! But what to do when our guides aren’t the one’s organizing your trip and cooking you gourmet meals?  Here are some tips to help you have worry free nights under the stars:

1. Make a list.  We cannot stress this enough! As camping is an escape from the everyday, you won’t always be able to find an extra water bottle or can opener when you’re out in the wilderness.  Sit down and make a list of everything you will need a week out, then you can add on little things throughout the week.
2. Find a campsite.  The days of heading off into the woods till you find somewhere to sleep are over!  With kids in tow its better to know exactly how long it will take you to get to where you’re headed.  Be sure to make reservations on weekends and especially on holidays.
3. Check the weather before you leave! Along with that, make a rain plan.  That could be a deck of cards to play in the tent or tarps to cover the cooking area.
4. Start small and within adventure limits for all family members.  When camping, setting up tents and cooking are part of the fun! Let everyone have a role.

Teach Kids about Campfire building and safety with Candy Campfires!

Ingredients:

Mini Marshmallows

Coconut

Red Hots

Sunflower Seeds

Tootsie Rolls

Pretzel Sticks

Large Gummy Bears
Procedure:

1. What are the first two things you need to start a campfire? An adult, (giant gummy bear) and water near by (juice box) incase you fire escapes!
2. Build the campfire ring using the mini marshmallows.
3. Place sunflower seeds inside to represent the dirt.
4. Build the A frame from the pretzels.
5. Put coconut inside the A frame as the tinder.
6. As the fire warms up put the red hots in to represent the hot coals.
7. Place the tootsie rolls on last representing the large logs.

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