When Steve tried to teach me how to downhill ski he took me to the top of a challenging intermediate blue run and as I stood with the tips of my skis hanging over the cliff, I said, “THIS IS TOO HARD FOR ME! I AM A BEGINNER! WHY DID YOU BRING ME HERE?!” and he tried to tell me I could do it, so I tried, but it took us two hours to get down the hill and it sucked and I cried and yeah. We should have started on a green run.
This is like our camping experience. Mizzezula Lake was the DOUBLE BLACK DIAMOND of camping. Way too much for a beginner.
(Image by Gemma Correll)
So next week are heading to Kettle River, a provincial campground with toilets and showers and hope for my future.
We have our little 70s trailer all cleaned up and ready to roll and I also have a box of wine, so I think I’ll be OK.
Any tips? Tricks? Food ideas aside from hot dogs and s’mores?
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Use foil packets to cook everything on the BBQ/fire. Potatoes in one, veg in another. Or all in one. No clean up. Easy cooking.
Awww, can I come? Camping is the best!
BBQ is definitely the way to go. Costco makes some killer chiptole veggie burgers. You can also grill corn, veggies (skewered or halved), pineapple (with bacon!), and I’ve heard grilled peaches are amazing but haven’t tried them. Pack lots of fruit, a bag of trail mix, some candy, and bring something from the bakery for your breakfasts/ desserts.
Half the effort for camping is in the planning. We keep a bin of camping stuff all together to avoid the scrambly roundup where inevitably matches, or garbage bags, or flashlights are forgotten.
Have fun my dear!
I like doing ribs – you can pre-cook them before you go, and freeze them in the sauce, then just warm up on the grill. I like to do potatoes and onions in tinfoil. Egg in a hole for breakfast …
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