May 12 2013
This week my fellow outdoor enthusiasts and I are highlighting our favorite campgrounds in North America. While I have several favorites across the country, I wanted to bring the love down south into Camp Granola’s main stomping grounds. So to highlight our home state, I hope you’ll check out my post over at Georgia Family …
Jan 03 2013
One of the products you’ve probably noticed around in the last couple of years are the various offerings of parachute cord that come in the form of keychains, bracelets, and whatnot. Well, many months ago I agreed to test and review Cobrabraids brand parachute cords through the Outdoor Blogger Network. The unusual nature of this …
Oct 02 2012
Ah dear readers, let me put you in the way back machine… ok, only back to April but it seems like really a long time ago. As you’ll recall, our Big Agnes Flying Diamond 6 met with some adversity in Death Valley. Granted, it was user error, but adversity nonetheless. You would expect your tent …
Sep 04 2012
I’ve sounded in quite a bit on my love of The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, particularly the photography workshops they offer. So you already know how I feel about this place even without me having yet reported on the SANCP program I’ve been immersed in this year. But as I mentioned in last …
Aug 07 2012
Ok, so this may not be much of a review. It’s more of a love-fest with my new headlamp. Some ladies like jewelry but if you want to make a granola girl happy, give her something she can really use. I picked up this headlamp after reading about it in some outdoor magazine or another, …
Jul 18 2012
This was not a product I actually intended to review when I bought it but after putting it through its paces the last few months I thought my iPhone OtterBox deserved a shout out. A tale of abuse… Clearly I spend a lot of time outdoors and in a variety of environments. I do not …
Feb 15 2012
One of the hazards of homeschooling is that you spend a lot of time with your kids. I know that outwardly sounds like a benefit…it is. But it has a flipside. And that flipside is that when you spend that much time together, they tend to tune you out. I mean more so than your …
Dec 09 2011
Sorry, couldn’t resist a really bad pun. But, in truth, George has been getting joggy/jiggy with his new GeoPalz pedometer. Seriously, the kid has been walking, wiggling, skipping, and jumping his way all over town to watch his activity count soar. The backstory… We happened upon this handy little gadget as part of a giveaway …
Nov 23 2011
Sleeping in a tent doesn’t mean you must be uncomfortable as the uninitiated might think. In fact, getting a good night’s sleep is not only perfectly achievable, it’s crucial to having a groovy trip. Well-rested campers are happy campers. This little post is not about all of the ins-and-outs of satisfying tent sleep, however. Today’s …
Nov 11 2011
In an effort to stick a fork in our Cumberland Gap/Deep Creek adventure, let’s wrap up the whole series with my thoughts on the Deep Creek campground…just in case you feel like visiting. Big picture… The Deep Creek unit as a whole is certainly worth a visit. As I detailed last time, the trails provided …
