Go Outdoors! We enjoy recreational activities outside, including camping and boating. We talk about people, places, and things that we encounter in our time outdoors.

Find the Beautiful, the Strange at Your Local Botanical Garden

Botanical Gardens Have Historic Roots I am not a botanist, but I enjoy spending time at Botanical Gardens. According to Wikipedia, the inception of botanical gardens is linked to the history of botany, and most 16th and 17th century scientific gardens were devoted to growing medicinal plants. The concept of a botanical [...]

2018-07-12T21:36:34-05:00By |Go Outdoors, Inspiration|
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Solo Camping

I spent a week solo camping, as a way to kick start my writing this summer. I viewed solo camping as a "Writing Retreat." Constant Companion: Chubbers, an Australian Shepherd-Husky Mix.Constant Companion: Chubbers, an Australian Shepherd-Husky Mix. Confession: I wasn't alone. I brought my constant companion, my dog, Chubbers. My husband and the cat [...]

2019-08-15T14:21:04-05:00By |Creation, Go Outdoors, Robin Van Auken, Wholehearted Author, Writing Tips|
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Geocaching at Little Pine State Park

We enjoyed finding our first geocache on our first camping outing. Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor adventure that is happening all the time, all around the world. To play, participants use the Geocaching app and/or a GPS device to navigate to cleverly hidden containers called geocaches. Try geocaching at Little Pine State Park. [...]

2018-07-14T15:17:14-05:00By |Go Outdoors, Robin Van Auken|
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