Our family loves to hike. We’re so fortunate to live in Greenville, SC, which is just a stone’s throw from some amazing hiking trails along and near the Foothill Mountains and Blue Ridge Parkway.
We started to take our two boys hiking when they were small – I think our youngest was three when we started just exploring some easy mile-long footpaths. We’ve branched out and tackled some bigger ones since then – the longest being a 7.2 mile (roundtrip) to the summit of Table Rock, SC.
This is not the camper we purchased…this picture was taken during one of our travel trailer shopping trips. But oh, how it gets us so excited to think of our own camper coming in soon!
So, we’re not-so-patiently waiting for the arrival of our first travel trailer! We’ve ordered the one we want through a local dealership, and now we’re just waiting on it to come in. (Is it here yet? Is it here yet? Is it here YET?!).
We’ve been given an estimate of January 2017 for our travel trailer to arrive. I fully expect us to be waiting at the dealership with balloons and a cake to help make it feel more welcome when it gets to us!
In the meantime, Gib and I are making wish lists galore of things we want to have in our travel trailer. Obviously, there’s a LOT we need to get, and we’re already plunking down a chunk of change just investing in the trailer alone.
So we’re trying to be smart and not blow our entire vacation budget in one fell swoop by looking for things we know we need for our first trips, and things we can purchase down the road.
The youngest in the Family Glampers turns 8 today! Happy birthday!!
Happy birthday to the youngest in our Family Glamper crew. Our little guy turns 8 today – which is so hard to believe! It’s true what they say, “The days are long, but the years are short.”
This guy is full of life, overflowing with love of adventure. I pray he always keeps that as he grows.
In honor of his birthday, I “interviewed” him on what he likes most about camping, hiking and adventuring. Here’s what he had to say:
How old are you today? 8
Where is your favorite place to hike? Table Rock State Park
Why is that your favorite? “Because I was so happy when I made it up to the top of Table Rock. You could see out so far!”
What’s your favorite camping food? Potato chips
What is your favorite thing about hiking and camping? “Going around nature, and climbing! Climbing is my favorite.”
If you could travel anywhere to hike, where would you go? The Himalayas (interesting choice, we thought!)
What are you most looking forward to when we get our new travel trailer? Sleeping in the bunk beds!
What do you want to be when you grow up? “A person that digs up dinosaurs and looks at their bones.” (aka – an archeologist)
What is your favorite memory of one of our past camping trips? Eating dinner in the car when it poured down rain. (Please note: this was NOT mom’s favorite memory!).
What tip would you give other kids who want to hike and camp?
He said, “Encourage yourself to hike more, even when your legs are tired, because if you keep going, you will see something beautiful at the top.”
No truer words spoken, son. We wish you the happiest of birthdays, and can’t wait to see what the next year of adventure holds for you!
This boy has such a love of life and adventure. We pray he always keeps that with him!
Happy Wednesday, folks! We don’t know about you, but we’re already in the throes of planning out our camping trips for 2017. (This is in part due to how fast the state park camp sites fill up in North Carolina and South Carolina, and also because we have to submit vacation days off requests, work around school calendars, etc.).
We try to do a ton of research on sites like ReserveAmerica, TripAdvisor and the plain, ole Internet to try to find camp sites that are 1) within driving distance from us in Greenville, S.C., and 2) have good outdoor activities for us – be it hiking, swimming in the lake, kayaking, etc.
We thought we’d start a new series here on The Family Glampers to review the camp sites we visit to provide another resource for YOU as you’re planning your next trip. First up: Table Rock State Park in Pickens, S.C.
It’s a beautiful fall Saturday here in S.C. – a perfect day to go camper shopping! We spoke to a few sales associates at two different RV stores in the area, and narrowed down some options we might like to consider.
Talk about overwhelming! First of all, when we first walked in to the first place, we were completely bowled over by the range of RVs and campers on the lot. From your $500,000 tour busses to the most basic of pop-ups, it was all there.
Not going to lie. We took a few minutes to walk onto one of the mac daddy tour busses and look around. I could definitely get used to that kind of style. A girl can dream, right?
