...When I was 6 years old I went camping for my first time with my mother and little sister. We never camp before. The scale of excitement and joy was higher for me and my sister. My grandmother told us she read books that describe camping experience, and what to look forward to. We could not wait to go camping to see everything nature had to afford. Camping sounded every nice to hear, and we were going to live out doors. We were going to the camping site at Paul M. Dimmick. I didn’t know how much food and drinks we needed to survive out in the woods, until I seen in the back of the truck. There were a little iceboxes filled with food, mini camping stove, lantern, gallon of water, tent, sleeping bag, bug spray, and booties to protect your feet’s. I feel like we were going on an adventure. There was a lot of stuff for our five days trip, I thought. The day was bright and beautiful. The truck tank was full and off we went. We had a lot of miles to go, we made two fast food stops, and three bathroom stops. My mother didn’t believe us when we told her we were starving, and I told her “If I didn’t eat I was going to die”. Soon after I ate that delicious burger, we had to make an emergency stop on the side of the road. I became sick and vomit everywhere. I shouldn’t have told my mother I was going to die from starving. “Are we there yet?” I ask my mother. No, but we got to the camping site afternoon. The action was just about to take place. We lay down sheets before setting the tents...
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...My friend,Landon, invited me to go camping. Landon had never been camping before so I had to tell him what to take. I told him we needed to pack the day before we left for we can be ready the next day. First, you need to make sure you have a camper.Then we need to pack all of our clothes. When u go camping you will need old clothes to wear because you will be playing. You will also need your swimming trunks to swim. When u get done swimming you will need a clothesline to dry your clothes off with. Second, you will need to go to the store. You will need to get snacks to eat when you get hungry at night. The best thing to eat over the campfire is marshmellows. You will also need to get lighter fluid. When I go my mom gets first aid kits...
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...Mary Martin Coleman Camping Products MKTG305-1103B-06 Marketing Management Project Type: Unit 3 Discussion Board September 6, 2011 Coleman Camping Products In a down economy, people are staying close to home instead of taking extravagant vacations. This has made local camping and fishing more desirable. Coleman has a variety of camping products (Lanterns, stoves, tents, flashlights, canoes, etc.) to make camping more enjoyable. Coleman has teamed up with the Pringle’s Corporation in the grillin’ summer sweepstakes where one Coleman RoadTrip LXE grill will be given away every day from Memorial Day to Labor Day to somebody that registered at pringles.com. Consumers registered will also be entered to win a Coleman’s backyard party packages. One of the slogans for the Coleman Corporation is “being in the outdoor has so much to offer and Coleman has everything to help you get out there”. Coleman products are offered in many retail stores, sporting goods stores, and online. Coleman offers special package deals, such as the camping package(tent, sleeping bag, lantern, heater, stove, etc.), backyard party package (Canopy, chairs, grill, etc.), and backyard grilling’ packages. They also offer many promotional coupons and free shipping on products over $60 (Coleman, 2011). Coleman could offer a gift card with purchase of a package special to help promote the new gift card program. Natural Pleasures was one of Coleman Corporations marketing campaigns. Camping and using Coleman products...
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...ghouls, and goblins roam the streets at night. In actuality, they’re usually just children or young adults dressed up to get Halloween candy in the scariest costumes they can imagine. Some dress as monsters their parents may have told them about during a bedtime story, while others dress as the most popular villain in the movies. Many people dress up as ghosts for Halloween because they either believe in ghosts, or they imagine it would scare everyone else. One might ask themselves, “What would I do if one of these fictitious creatures came to life?” or “What if a creature that I’ve never even heard of before just magically appeared?” Well, let me tell you the story about one of the scariest monsters you will ever hear of--the story of Boogla-Boogla! Boogla-Boogla was formed, not by being born or having been murdered and coming back as a ghost, but by campfire stories. Parents would take their children and their children’s friends camping, and as nightfall began to fall, they would light a fire at camp and tell the scariest stories they could think of while roasting hot dogs and marshmallows. Those late-night stories actually formed a monster in early autumn of 1985. It didn’t really have a name until a parent, who was hiding waiting to scare one of his children, uttered out the name, “Boogla-Boogla!” Boogla-Boogla was first thought to be a ghost since he always hung around ghosts, but Boogla-Boogla’s powers were much stronger than any ghost’s powers. The more stories that...
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...the wounded warriors in Iraq. This is so sad to me. This one particular article the lady lost both of her legs, she talked about the VA health care she received. That some veterans are not even receiving the healthcare they need. Most likely all has to do with this great Obama care we have. Another article I read was one where a Park Ranger loses his job while dancing on the clock. I was thinking how can you lose your job just by dancing. This particular man was apparently dancing provocatively while on the job like you would see in “R” rated movies. These parks are family oriented. Parents were catching him dancing around grabbing himself going down to the ground and getting back up. Sounds pretty crazy but I guess if your on a family camping trip this is probably what you would least expect your children to see in the camp grounds. I don’t see a problem with dancing on the job especially as a park ranger as long as its not provocatively. I think if more people would be in a happier mood dancing and singing and being jolly this world would become a better place. Ones mood can make another mood in a happier place. Being around positive vibes is a good thing. Everyone is so serious all the time. No one has time to be silly. Just put a smile on your...
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...technology faculty: Igor Dyatlov. His group contained experienced hikers who were his best companions. Twenty two year old Yuri Yudin was part of this expedition but fortunate for him he became very ill and had no choice but to be left in a nearby city while his friends went marching towards their mysterious death. It took officials and rescue parties more than two months to find the hikers. On February 27 the hunt was on to find these poor and unfortunate souls. By May they found the last four bodied that were missing. According to the Moscow News the hikers made their last camp on the first of February on the side of Kholat Syakhyl which mean “Mountain of the Dead” when translated. According to The Telegraph a near-by student who was camping along said he saw “fireballs” over the mountain’s sky. It appeared as if they “fireballs” were being shot from the mountain. What ultimately made this story a mystery was the way these bodies were found along with the conditions of their camp site. According to the Moscow News the search began on February 27. As told by The Telegraph rescue parties first came across their wrecked campsite. Their tents were slashed from the inside. Half of the tent was consumed by the snow. What was more baffling was what was left in the tent. Keep in mind these hikers were very...
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...My Memoir: “Special Forces” at Camp Theresa G. Hable Crown College My Memoir: “Special Forces” at Camp The morning breeze from Lake Waconia felt fresh and invigorating. Yesterday's rain settled the dust and gave everything a new look. The beautiful array of flowers from the neighbor's garden sparkled with the glistening of fallen raindrops against the sunrise. What a beautiful day for the Special Force Christian Ministry to leave for a camping adventure in McGregor, Minnesota. I jumped as I heard the door slam. "Hello? Hello? Where are you? We need to get ready; we leave for camp today! You said one more sleep night; then it's camping time!" screams Michael. I yelled back, "I'm on the patio near the Winkler's garden. Michael was about 13 years old and full of energy. Kelly, his sister, blind since birth, packed her bags the night before; she was not a morning person. Almost eleven years old with a forceful personality, Kelly did not let her deafness interfere with life. Learning sign language was a skill I had picked up to converse with her; but, she made sure I knew what she wanted. She demonstrated her eagerness and excitement signing, "I'll be able to pick my seat on the bus!" The Special Force Christian Ministry consisted of two group homes: one in Waconia, Minnesota, housing eight males with disabilities; the second one located ten miles away, in the small town, Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, accommodating eight females. The disabilities ranged from...
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...Crossing over from cub scouts to boy scouts was a decision many of my friends decided not to embark on, but the others and I that did countiue in scouts it will end up shapeing who we are today. Stepping off the bus for my first camping trip I was eager for my new journey in scouts to began. Looking up too the two older scouts leading us I would have never thought in a few years I would be in there spot leading the younger scouts. At the camping trip we learned what was down the road for us and knew it wouldn't be easy, earing eagle scout. The other boys that crossed over with me slowly one by one left over the years until it was only a few of us. Once high school began I had finally achieved Life scout rank along with so many new doors and...
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...“Camping is the ideal way of spending a holiday” There was a time when camping was considered to be a poor way of spending a holiday: OK for boy scouts and hard-up students, but hardly the thing for sophisticated, comfort-loving adults. The adults have at last discovered that the boy scouts have really been on to a good thing all these years. If you go camping, it no longer means that you will be bitten to death by mosquitoes; have to drink brackish coffee; live on corned beef; suffocate or freeze in a sleeping-bag; hump gargantuan weights on your back. Camping has become the great pursuit of motorists the world over. All the discomforts associated with it have been miraculously whisked away. For a modest outlay, you can have a comfortable, insulated tent. For a not-so-modest outlay, you can have an elaborate affair which resembles a portable bungalow, complete with three bedrooms, a living-room, a kitchen and a porch. The portable furniture is light and comfortable; the gas stove brews excellent coffee or grills a tender steak; the refrigerator keeps the beer and ice-cream cold; and as for a good night's rest, well, you literally sleep on air. What more could you want? No wonder the great rush is on. You see, camping has so much to offer. You enjoy absolute freedom. You have none of the headaches of advance hotel booking or driving round and round a city at midnight looking for a room. There are no cold hotel breakfasts, no surly staff to tip. For a ludicrously small sum, you...
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...Why Families Should Go Camping English 090 Writing Fundamentals Professor Kathryn Whitener DeAnn Richards November 16, 2012 Revised November 27,2012 Final revision December 8, 2012 In today’s life style, with the hustle and bustle of busy families, camping can be a relaxing alternative to achieve quality family time. Most families consider quality time, to be the family sitting down to dinner together. Maybe an evening of television or video games is an idea of family time. There are actually families that consider sitting in the living room and texting each other, quality time. A weekend camping is a great way for a family to bond. Leave the video games, computers and the televisions at home. Instead, take a walk or a hike with the family. Sit around the fire at night and have smores. Tell stories and play games. If you don’t know any games, make them up. My family likes to play the Alphabet game. We start with the letter “A” and “I am going camping and I am taking “apples”. The next person has the letter “B”; “I am going camping and I am taking a bicycle and apples….and so on through the entire alphabet. Even as adults, my daughters enjoy playing this game. Most campgrounds have organized family programs to participate in. At the Ohio State Parks, there are programs such as family movie night, bug races, organized nature hikes, archery and even kids crafts. They also offer things such as putt- putt golf courses, rental bikes, basketball courts and volleyball...
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...2010 EnglishForEveryone.Org © 2008 Name________________ Date________________ “Canopy of Nature” Reading Comprehension – Short Stories Directions: Read the story. Then answer the questions below. Dad decided last Sunday that we should all go on a camping trip. He read an article in the Sunday paper about camping and how it “brings families together under the canopy of nature.” “Overrated,” I joked. “What about the canopy of television or the canopy of restaurant food?” “This will be good for us,” Dad said, sliding the magazine across the coffee table. “Let’s go next week-end.” I shot a quick look over at my little brother, Paul. He gave me a slow eyebrow raise which meant, “This will probably not go off completely as planned.” My smile back said, "But it will surely be fun." I started to think back. Once Dad decided “we should all learn how to canoe.” We borrowed two canoes from our friends, hoisted them on the van and drove for three hours to a secluded lake in Virginia. Once we got there, we discovered that we had forgotten the paddles. Paul and I got in a canoe with Dad, and our two younger sisters got in a canoe with Mom. We floated aimlessly around the lake for hours. Then we all jumped in with our life jackets on. We pushed the canoes back to shore. It was a fantastic trip. Another time, Dad decided “we should all learn how to ski.” All of us hate the cold so we spent the week-end huddled by the fire, drinking hot cocoa in the ski lodge and playing board games...
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...Alliyah McClary Composition 101 Narrative Essay Due: 10/13/13 A Lesson Learned From a Terrifying Camping Trip Sometimes people don't follow simple directions. However, these campers learned the hard way just how important directions are. Sometimes people don't follow simple directions. However, these campers learned the hard way just how important directions are. It was a wonderful week to camp in the great outdoors, even if some of their friends thought it was a strange way to spend a romantic vacation. Alliyah and Shane were looking forward to their week at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. Little did they know what a learning experience this trip would be. After a scenic drive through the glorious mountains, Alliyah and Shane arrived at the camping area. A tall, skinny ranger dreesed in a blue uniform who stood at the booth handed them a map and asked, “Have you ever camped with us before?” “A better question would be if we ever camped before,” Shane answered wryly. “You’ll be fine. Just remember, this isn’t a hotel. We do have bears and other animals in the area, so lock your food up in the car,” said the ranger as he handed them a lists of Do’s and Don’ts. After they were handed the list they continued a safe drive until they arrived at the campsite. They started to set up camp. Alliyah and Shane were very excited to start their first camping experience. Exhausted from their first attempt at setting up a campsite, Alliyah and Shane crawled...
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...My family, felt it would be a great learning experience to spend some quality time together. We were going on a camping trip. My dad is not the outsider type of man. My Mother pack us delicious subs because of this and that she doesn't like hunting. My brother just doesn't like the outdoors. Me and my brother were just wasn't this was for us but I was more pessimistically at the trip then My brother was. He thought if you try something completely out of your element, you'll will have a bad time. Realizing that I never went camping before I was anxious to learn the ropes of a hunter like what we used to do to survive before everything was given to us on a silver platter. I would have to hunt with a bow. But we all know I couldn't. We stocked up on interesting books to get lost in and relaxing sleeping bags to take off the edge and nap. We packed up the Van were we were the only other things that can fit into it and we were off. A friend of the family recommended the campsite and also he going on his own camping trip with his family so we decided to follow him since he had the directions and also he was on his own camping trip with his family. We traveled up interstate 75 into Maine because our campground was Recompence Shore Campground . Now, this is where I thought this trip was going to go down hill from there because ive had several times of bad luck when I was in Maine. One of them was I didn't fall asleep til four in the morning because of a duck. About fifteen minutes on...
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...GREEN MOUNTAIN CAMP: ITS MORE THAN A SUMMER JOB Case Summary: Nick and Carol Randall purchased Green Mountain Camp in Vermont to live out their dream of raising their two boys in a summer camp. But the camp was not all that it seemed to be, and it took extensive repair work to bring the physical facilities up to code. Now Nick and Carol are faced with a more daunting task hiring new employees. They want to hire people who will be motivated to stay with the job for more than one summer, and although they cant offer much in the way of salaries and benefits, they are promising their new employees a welcoming positive atmosphere with opportunities for forming new camp programs, social time, and more comfortable accommodations. so Candidates far have included school teachers, recent college grads, and even one retired business man who wants to spend his summers outdoors teaching kids to kayak and sail. Chapter Topics Related to the Case: Discuss the concept of motivation. Define ways to create jobs that motivate. List principles for setting goals that motivate employees. Discuss the impact of needs on motivation. Summarize how to reward good performance effectively. Discuss ways in which peoples individual needs affect their behavior. Identify causes and consequences of a satisfied workforce. Case Discussion Questions: 1. What steps might the Randalls take to design motivating jobs for the camp staff?Suggested Response: The Randalls can do two things to create motivating jobs....
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...Executive Summary Camp on the Go Industry, Customer, and Competitor Analysis I grew up with my mom working in a camp office and spending many summers going to summer camp. I also have spent two summers working as a camp consular. The idea I had is to start a Non-Site summer camp in the Boone area. The idea is to use connections through the campus ministry I am evolved in of Westminster Canterbury Fellowship (WCF). Currently I am serving as our organization’s treasurer and have served time in the officer position of church outreach. With this organization every week our group goes to local Presbyterian churches and Episcopal churches around the area of Boone and Blowing Rock. Our group has meals with those churches and bond with the people that go there. Seven of these churches would agree to allow Westminster Canterbury Fellowship to use their site for one week at a time during the summer and the great outdoor land that they have to offer for a Christian summer camp. This would mean our camp would be open Seven weeks a year only for the summer. Along with our campus minster leader and four other WCF members we could run the camp from offsite different churches. The competitor market in Boone has a few different summer camps. Our competitive edge comes from the fact that our camp be able to have lower prices from other camps should as the Rainbow camp. They offer more stuff to do on the mountains however the cost would be over a 100 dollars more than our camp...
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