One campground known
for its white tail deer population is Jay Cooke State Park. Native Americans
discovered that the St. Louis River could not be traveled by canoe so they
blazed a 6.5 mile portage around it.
Later the fur traders
and voyageurs would use this same portage, and it, along with a few more
portages became known as the Grand Portage. In 1915 the Pennsylvania financier,
Jay Cooke, who had developed the nearby St. Louis Power Company, and the
Northern Pacific Railroad donated 2,350 acres of land to the state of Minnesota
which turned it into a state park and as time went on the state added more
acreage to the park until its present size of 8,818 acres.
When suddenly Kobra's
ears perked up as he overheard a commotion at Florence's car, he watched
quietly as Florence swatted the air behind her telling Kobra to knock it off.
What? Again, Florence swatted the air and told Kobra to knock it off, a little
more firmly this time. The third time, Florence's voice was becoming a tad
shrill.
Much to our amazement
a family closest to the outer perimeter screamed and their entire group jumped
on their picnic table, then the next family, then the next in a straight row
across the campground west to east, one after another family was screaming and
jumping on their picnic table. The Park Ranger then introduced Fred to the
campers and everyone had a good laugh. Camping is a good family bonding
experience, or a time to relax and enjoy nature and reconnect with your spouse
or significant other. Get out in the great outdoors and become invigorated. At
http://www.rockhoundingplus.com we offer camping, hiking, inflatable boats and
we even have agates for sale.
Camping is a great
choice! Choose A Good Campsite Some campsites offer
running water, toilets, and pre-made fire pits. Unfortunately, most national
parks don't allow pets.
Camping Equipment
If you're camping in
the summer, you'll probably want a light sleeping bag. Some traditional camping
foods include hot dogs, sandwiches, peanut butter, cereal bars, and
marshmallows. Never go camping without a basic first aid kit. Even if you are a
first time camper, these tips will help you plan and enjoy this great
experience with your family.
We loved camping in
the mountains. Sitting at the edge of the water, my friend and I noticed these
tiny little fish. One of the old guys told us that they were called
"mountain sun fish". We were very excited to head to the stream early
the next morning, yellow strainers in hand. We each sat in the freezing
mountain water with the spaghetti strainers between our knees. After a while,
the little fish swam right up to us.
We would wait patiently and when they looked
to be right over the strainer, we would yank the strainers up. But we caught no
fish. We were frozen from the waist down and still had not caught a single
fish. Later that evening,
we drove back to town and again the group of old mountain men were in front of
the general store. Maybe you were supposed to use the red strainers!"
