The Travel Hag Campout at Elk Neck State Park was great fun despite the downpour over our pot-luck dinner. Eleven hags and hagmen participated, camping in tents, trailers and cabins at Elk Neck State Park– a 2100 acre, bay-side campground at the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. Though the hags […]
Tag: Camping Activities
Camping for Beginners – never been? Go for it!
Revving up for our Travel Hag Campout this weekend in Janes Island, I discovered many of my hag friends have never been camping and are daunted by the thought of living outside with bugs and dirt with no place to pee. Camping is easy, especially with the great gear available […]
Kayaking – How Difficult is it?
This week, a friend interested in attending our Travel Hag Campout expressed hesitation about kayaking. She’s over 50, never been kayaking and isn’t a strong swimmer. Because I knew the trail at Janes Island was calm, and that she’d be with about a dozen paddlers – and would have all […]
I Want to Be a Camping Snob
Many of my friends show interest when I mention Dan and I love the outdoors. We kayak, fly fish, hike and explore the hidden landscapes along less-traveled back roads. But in some circles, when I mention camping, the conversation slows – even stops. Then I hear that worn-out, heard-it-a-million-times […]