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Why people go camping these days and
what’s so extraordinary with camping anyway? These are
some of the questions we usually ask when we hear the
word “camping”. In my case, I finally found the best
answer after I joined with some of Dipolog City’s
adventurous campers and experience for myself the
pleasure of being in another milieu with just a back
pack full of can goods and stuffs for camping.
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I finally
found the best answer after I joined with some of
Dipolog City’s adventurous campers |
Many campers, including myself, have seen
things in a very different perspective after a marvelous
camping experience and I can never forget how wonderful
the campsite set up took shape while smelling the fresh
air of the cool evening in the barrio is a refreshing
change from all the tedious confines of the city.
Campers that I happened to converse with
during the whole course of the adventurous activity said
that they like the thought of going outdoors because it
is the moment wherein they can escape, get away and
relax a little from the hustle and bustle of their
ordinary lives in the city.
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Campers like
these people enjoy the outdoors because it is the
moment wherein they can escape from their ordinary
lives in the city. |
However, different people from different
walks of life have their respective reasons why they
happen to go and camp out into the wilderness. Some may
consider it as a modern way of life’s recreation,
enjoyment or simply a diversion.
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| Some consider camping as a
modern way of enjoyment or simply a worthy
diversion. |
Employees from both the government and
private institutions share the same idea as they
revealed to me that their out here to escape from the
city’s traffic problems, cellular phones, computers and
the never ending paper works in the office.
They also believe that this will cause
them to be more productive at work because they will
each come to know their strengths and weaknesses while
spending time and contemplate in the wilderness. Experts
say that the outdoor sport is a way of renewing the soul
and recharging the whole being of a person.
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What a site it
was setting up the campsite.
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Surviving in
the wild is difficult especially without matches. |
At the campsite there is less noise and
you will have more time of quiet reflection in a very
different environment, to some it might mean that you
will be closer to the Lord in serenity with nature.
In a teenagers point of view, camping is
the best experience ever! They truly enjoy outdoor
recreation to quench their raging hormones. They are
also very interested to meet their fellow campers and
converse with them and find out why they’re all out
there gathered together.
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Experienced
adventure campers like Basil here suggests that
keeping a clean campsite is a necessity and should
leave the campground the way they found them. |
Groups of people also organize their own
different kind of camping affairs like for example a
camping experience for your very own family. Camping
trips can provide the opportunity to focus on family
issues and it is a great way to have fun plus it can
give you the opportunity to learn some of the most
important survival skills that should be learned,
especially to your children.
For policemen that I happened to converse
with regarding camping, they really are eager to have
camping trips and have fun together with their families
and fellow law enforcers but unfortunately, they do not
have much time in this kind of activity. They admitted
that they sometimes conduct camping trips but only
during trainings related to their profession and not
merely for leisure or vacation.
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Camping is a
great opportunity to be one with nature.
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Playing a
little reggae music suddenly changed the
campsite’s atmosphere and they felt like Bob
Marley. |
Experienced adventure campers suggest
that keeping a clean campsite is a must for all where
one should leave the campground the way they found them.
Definitely camping is the supreme experience to all
nature lovers out there who wish to listen to the
brilliant sound of the night and be awakened by the cool
breeze of the morning freshness with the beautiful songs
of birds in the trees.
Nature lovers appreciate camping because
they learn more about natural world by experiencing it.
But to enjoy nature in its full capacity also means to
be responsible with it. We are always reminded of the
most basic rule in camping: “LEAVE NO TRACE BEHIND”.
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Although the
campfire is not that big, we still enjoyed the
evening with the wonderful stories and surprises
that our camp masters prepared for us. |
Really, it is strengthening, it is
pacifying and restores the body, soul and spirit. We
suggest that you try now and experience for yourself.
Plan a camping trip and get to the outdoors and you will
personally know it’s an experience worth having. |