Posts tagged:glamping

Glampsgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, glampers!

This time of year I spend a lot of time wiping tears from my eyes.  The crisp smell of the air alone will cause me to cry.  The girls think I’m crazy, and TJ always laughs a little as he pulls out a hanky for me, but I can’t help it, its all too wonderful!  And there is just so much to be thankful for.  TJ and I are avid avoiders of the whole Black Friday nonsense and the immediate jump into Christmas as you clear the plates from the Thanksgiving table, so glamping with the best of friends for a long weekend outdoors was the perfect alternative.  Last year we started what we hope to be a semi-regular tradition: Glampsgiving.

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Posted by Laura Shanks

Photographer | Dreamer | Airstreamer

Wichita Mountain National Wildlife Refuge

Greetings Glampers!

As we all hunker down and await the peak of winter, now is the perfect time to start daydreaming of Springtime Glamping!  Naturally, Laura and I initially think big.  Grand Canyon?  Yellowstone?  Badlands?  So many choices!  But for us, our go-to first camp of the season is our local favorite, the Wichita Mountain National Wildlife Refuge.

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Posted by Laura Shanks

Photographer | Dreamer | Airstreamer

Accidental Boondocking

Happy 2015, glampers!

 

We thought it might be silly to kick off the year with our tale of…. The Accidental Boondock (queue campy horror music).

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Posted by Laura Shanks

Photographer | Dreamer | Airstreamer
Crafts for campers

My Camper, My Castle

Dear glampers,

 

One of the first things I always seem to do when we move into a new place is tack stuff on the walls and then make something that I feel is the absolutely THE THING I MUST HAVE TO LIVE HERE.  Our Airstream is no exception.

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Posted by Laura Shanks

Photographer | Dreamer | Airstreamer

I Like Ike

Greetings Glampers!

Before we turned the Labor Day corner into Autumn, Laura and I wanted to sneak in one last “Hotter ‘n 100 Degrees” Texoma summer season glamping experience.  Luckily, the weather gods were more than happy to oblige (104 degrees!  Yeesh!) as we discovered a new gem in Northern Texas: Eisenhower State Park.

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Posted by Laura Shanks

Photographer | Dreamer | Airstreamer
Lake Superior Split Rock Lighthouse

Minnesota: Lake Superior

Dear glampers,

 

So first we went north, then we went *more* north.  After two months of 100 degree days at home, we couldn’t get close enough to the north pole.  However, we did settle for the north shore of Lake Superior.  It was totally rad.  Except the part where our beloved dog Blue tore her other ACL.  But it was still just as rad, AND we built up our triceps caring around that poor 50-pound dog.

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Posted by Laura Shanks

Photographer | Dreamer | Airstreamer
Glamping road trip to duluth minnesota

Minnesota: Duluth

Dear glampers,

 

It was with a touch of madness that we embarked on our 2,200 mile glamping trip to Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin last year.  There were things we needed to be in the area to do, baptisms, wedding celebrations, family visits, so why not turn it into one big old glamping trip?! And our first big trip after buying the Airstream just a couple of months earlier.  So off we went, two adults, two children (our youngest was 18 months), and two 50+ lb dogs (one of whom had a torn ACL).

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Posted by Laura Shanks

Photographer | Dreamer | Airstreamer
DIY Outdoor solar Chandelier

DIY Outdoor Solar Chandelier

Dear glamper,

 

As we all know, glamping is not always about the gear, but then again, sometimes it really is.  That’s when you make an outdoor chandelier to hang at your campsite.

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Posted by Laura Shanks

Photographer | Dreamer | Airstreamer
Dinosaur Valley State Park TX

Texas: Dinosaur Valley

Dear glamper,

 

Some places you just have to get to now because they won’t be around forever.  Places that you are amazed you can just walk into… because it just seems so special and a bit fragile.  And one of those places also has dinosaurs.

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Posted by Laura Shanks

Photographer | Dreamer | Airstreamer

Street Camping, or Celebrating Your Ability to Glamp Anywhere

Happy day of independancy glampers!

 

As America celebrates its freedom from tyranny and taxation without representation (sorry about that war thing, English Glampers… still friends, right?), TJ and I will be taking a moment to celebrate another Great American Dream: street camping.

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Posted by Laura Shanks

Photographer | Dreamer | Airstreamer
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