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Photo by Erin Thiem @ The Outside Inn Where else can you tour a castle, ride a gondola, drink wine and spend the night looking at the stars?  Looking for a fun way to experience the wine country?  Try camping in Calistoga.  The cute little town provides the best of the amazing award winning wineries, plus shops, hot springs and dining.  If you want to park right in town try the Calistoga RV park , but a more rustic option would be the Bothe Napa State Park , less then 5 minutes from downtown Calistoga. Photo by Erin Thiem @ The Outside Inn Our family enjoyed a tour at the Castello di Amorosa Winery , we thought we had left California and gone to Italy for the weekend.  Our 6 year old’s favorite stop at the Castle was the weapons room, whereas we both enjoyed the wine tasting and particularly the Pinot Noir. Photo by Erin Thiem @ The Outside Inn For the younger member of the family we rode the gondola up to Sterling Winery and took in ...

What is it about vintage that makes us feel so cozy? I love efficiency and the newest gadget for sure but nothing makes me feel more hip, more grounded, more now then almost anything that looks vintage or is vintage. Here is a selection of new and old "vintage" coolers. Royal Crown Atlas 18 Picnic Cooler 5 Gallon Steel Belted Jug Old School Coca-Cola Cooler PEPSI COLA COOLER/ ICE CHEST TruAde Picnic Cooler Colman Stainless Steel SEE Camp Cocktails SEE Retro Camp Kitchen SEE Camping With Soul SEE Retro Glamping              

There’s a reason that ‘recycling’ comes last in the mantra: Reduce, Repair, Reuse, Recycle. Recycling is what we do when we're out of options to avoid, repair, or reuse the product first. That's why I am so impressed with Patagonia for starting its Common Threads Initiative with the real solution: Reduce. Don't buy what we don't need. Repair: Fix stuff that still has life in it. Reuse: Share. Then, only when you've exhausted those options, recycle. – Annie Leonard, author of The Story of Stuff (taken from Patagonia website) I felt the need to post this campaign by Patagonia. "Don't buy this Jacket" Link Here  I'm not sure what I think. The cynic in me says "yeah right" you know you want us to. And the optimist says "Even if they want us to why not do both at least it's a better message then, over consume"  Most of us grew up making due with what we had because consumerism wasn't as popular a...

Last week we went to The Folsom Zoo with my daughters Expeditionary Learning School. I have never been fond of zoos. However this zoo has the healthiest rescue animals who are the happiest animals I have ever seen. All the animals are fed organic food, the deer come up to be pet and the animals are loved by the staff. Check it out if your ever in the area. 

Use FREE shipping code for one time purchase  Code: THANKYOU click on image to link to site I recently started making Cloth Napkins for Everyday use. Check out my Camping In Style inspired napkins. Great as hostess gifts, for your trailer, pic nicks or just Camping In Style. I also do custom orders for the same price. You can find me at StackdEverydayNapkins.com or Etsy. Airstream Campers Campers Fishing Trip SOLD OUT River Fishing

Winter 2010 A CAMPERS REFLECTION  5 am Joe A cool breeze whips through Pushing Summer away Reflections Of camping Post traumatic something or other From Winters edge 2010 Bloggers guilt Mothers guilt Artists guilt Ruth guilt Camping In Style Whatever! Exhale Absolved Dam Mozilla FireFox Reunited Explorer Technology &%$@#% Not enough Definitely Not enough Camping In Any Style  just a little diddy by Ruth today   WHAT I DID OTHER THAN CAMP THIS SUMMER Visit my super cool Aunt and Uncle Work in my garden Take our daughter to San Francisco Make a "Big Girl Room" of her choosing Sell my napkins and art at our Farmers Market Find Them Here Get back into Salsa Dancing Go to the County Fair where Adrienne won first prize for her recycled Fairy House See the Red Hot Chili Peppers and relive my 20's growing up in L.A. This I just had to throw in for fun,...

Here is a video I had to watch two or three times. Perfect for kiddos too    Bear Counting in Canada - You HAVE to watch this  (The link to this is at the bottom of the page. The park is named after the Algonquin Indians.)  This clip is great for animal lovers and young children  Momma Bear and her three very young cubs in the wild of northern Ontario, Canada. Humane wildlife experts taking a winter bear census right in the hibernation dens. CLICK ON LINK BELOW   http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vJRDpTUIrJI&vq=medium Note to my bloggies: "blogger" was not allowing me to post due to many problems with the program, it looks like they have upgraded and I am back on track.  Thanks for visiting my site and Happy Camping In Style! Ruth