Tag: Hiking

Posted on

How to take your puppy on a hike

how to take a puppy on a hike

It’s 2019! After what seemed like the rainiest fall and holiday season on record (seriously, we almost had to board the Ark), the sun came out and Mother Nature graced us with a warm, 65-degree day right after the start of the year.

After being cooped up for so long, we couldn’t wait to hit the hiking trails (along with the entirety of Upstate South Carolina, it seemed!). And it was time for us to introduce Rosco, our 6-month-old mini golden doodle puppy, to the wonderful world of hiking.

Continue reading “How to take your puppy on a hike”
Posted on

Hiking With Kids: Family Hike Scavenger Hunt

Family Hike Scavenger Hunt

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.

Continue reading “Hiking With Kids: Family Hike Scavenger Hunt”

Posted on

Camp Site Review: Davidson River Campground, Pisgah, NC

Davidson River Campground

If you are anywhere near the Pisgah National Forest in the western mountains of North Carolina close to Brevard, drive, do not walk, to camp at Davidson River Campground. It’s just about one of my favorite campgrounds of anywhere I’ve visited. We just returned from a family camping weekend there, and I couldn’t wait to share it with you!  Continue reading “Camp Site Review: Davidson River Campground, Pisgah, NC”

Posted on

We’re all new campers here (so come on in!)

The Family Glampers

Truth telling time: I did not grow up camping. Nor did my husband. Sure we each went on the occasional camp outs with our respective families when we were growing up, and I spent most summers attending summer camps in the mountains of North Carolina, where you’d camp out at least once.

But I didn’t grow up camping every weekend.

 

Many years into our marriage, and well after we had kids, my husband and I realized how much we liked hiking together. Again, we’d both had some limited experience hiking as kids (with families, with camp), so when our kids got old enough when we could start trekking up hills again, we went for it. We’re lucky we live in the foothills of the North Carolina mountains, so a great hike is just a short drive away.

But camping was a totally new ball game for us. So why did we decide to take the plunge? We started off tent camping with friends, and found we really enjoyed it – the campfires, the s’mores, being outside, listening to music, being away from our electronic devices. But then the rain came.  Continue reading “We’re all new campers here (so come on in!)”

Posted on

Camp Site Review: Table Rock State Park

The Family Glampers

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.

Keep on reading!

Posted on

Let’s go glamping!

The Family Glampers

The picture above is from DuPont Forest in North Carolina back in 2015. We spent the day hiking up there – for the past several years, the four of us have fallen in love with hiking and camping.

We’ve hiked a lot of the trails in the foothills of South Carolina and North Carolina, and even did tent camping a few times.

But it was a few weeks ago – on the top of Table Rock, S.C., no less, when Gib and I got the harebrained idea to invest in a travel trailer camper for our family.

Keep on reading!