I went camping this last week with wife and child. It was beautiful.
I love camping. It’s funny, though, how silly it all is. You go away to a place where you feel like your in the wild, but with showers. You sleep on the ground (nevermind the air mattress that was blown up with a portable pump), brave the elements (in your $150 tent designed by some nerd who sits at a computer), you eat rustic food (with your propane powered stove), and sleep and wake by the light of the sun (except for when you turn on your nifty lantern). It’s silly really. Did you know that when some people go camping they actually bring heaters, TV’s, stereos, computers, and all sorts of other nifty things. Or let us dig in even deeper, did you know that when some people go “camping” (I use quotation marks because I am using the word camping so loosely) in motorhomes! That means that they actually bring a house on wheels to go camping in. Wait, wait, wait. Let me see if this is right. They escape the clutter of life and home by going to a nearby parking lot that is called a campground in a car that has been constructed to look and live like a home. Whazux? (I’m not sure what that means).
To all of you who actually go camping all rustic style…congrats. I wish I could, but I can’t. I have a baby and a loving wife to makes many sacrifices for me, her love stud.
Here is why I love camping. Stars are beautiful. Trees are beautiful. Mountains and lakes and driftwood is beautiful. Doing nothing occasionally is beautiful. Playing Yahtzee with my wife is beautiful. Going on walks with my kid is beautiful. Helping my son pick out the best pinecone and rock to carry around is gorgeous. Sitting by the fire is gorgeous. Playing with fire is wonderful too. Smelling like smoke. Going to bed early. Waking up early. Reading often. Praying often. Escape. Escape. Escape from demands. Escape from appointments. Escape from traffic. Escape from the clock. Escape from business (as in too busy, not big business. I’m not clear on the spelling difference…and don’t waste your time by telling me ’cause I don’t really care).
I think that God might live in campgrounds. I mean, I know that as a born again Christian, he lives in me. But, I think that I hear him better in campgrounds and hiking. I see him. I get to know him. When I’ve forgotten to look, I find him again. I gain clarity out there. I remember Him more out there…now if I could only live in a tent in downtown ‘Couve…
fishing, I like fishing.
i'm allergic to camping. i tried it once, and it wasn't for me. the people who tricked me into it said to the mister, "maybe next time we need to getcher missus a yert (or yurt or something, i really don't know)" and the mister says to the people who tricked me into it, "maybe next time we need to get the missus a hotel."
it is too deathly hot here to camp in the summer- we tried it and it was horendous. we really want to go again but must wait until fall…mmm fall. i love fall.i love camping.
I like camping in short periods of time and on one condition…Showers. There must be some sort of shower that I can use every morning and/or everynight if need be.
wait, wait, wait… I thought that in order to be a Bornagain, you had to live a tragicly freestyle life… like… rockstars are bornagains and … drugdealers are bornagains… am I wrong?!i like the part about the pinecone and rock. You're a pretty cool dad, Ry…
ps. i make fun of people who wear make-up when they go camping. I think you know who I'm talking about. I know "you" aren't wearing it in the pic you have where you are camping, but…. you're so girly… i'm so jealous! i mean… if you are a girl… I don't want to give away any hints…
Are you saying that I wore make-up on our camping trip? Cause I didn't. Believe it or not, I didn't.
because you give me the choice to belive it or not, I choose not. I will not believe that you did not put any bronzer on your face. or any … um… anything. (but you shouldn't underestimate your looks without makeup…)(i like it when I jock your balls on Ry's blog rather than yours…)
i dont wear makeup when i camp and its a sick sight, but whatever. actualy these days i dont wear much makeup at all…just bronzer and mascara…so i guess i look sick all the time…bummer.
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