Mono Lake Kayaking

Last year I wrote about the guided kayaking tours of Lake Mead. It’s geared towards the beginner, and they spend a couple hours teaching you all the basics. Then they launch you out to the lake where you travel to a sand bar for a catered lunch that they provide. It was a really pricey trip, but I want to try it out so bad. I know I could probably find an individual that would be willing to take me out and teach me, but then I’d have to take out some short term insurance in case of accidents. HA! The guided tour offers insurance before you go. I guess they’ve had some trouble before

But if I learned, I could go out kayaking on Mono Lake in California, a big and mysterious salt water lake. REI is offering it as one of it’s guided tours this summer, and it looks amazing. Isn’t that picture just gorgeous?

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Cruising The Beach This Summer

Speaking of camping on the beach, who’s got big vacation plans? We haven’t set anything in stone yet, but that’s usually how we roll. We just decide on a whim to go somewhere, we pack, and out the door we go. It’s probably not the greatest way to do a family trip, but it’s always fun to do spontaneous adventures like that.

This year we wanted to go to the beach camping. When I went to the websites to find a camp site in Pismo Beach, I was gravely disappointed that reservations need to be made 6 months in advance. I just wanted to pack the car and go, but no, that’s not happening at Pismo Beach. There are some other options that I am exploring though, and my tent will be pitched on the sand before the summer is over.

One of my favorite things to do at the beach is rent beach bikes, especially the beach cruisers. They are not built for speed. They are built for a leisurely ride up and down the coast. Check out this sweet beach cruiser I found at XYZ Bikes! I love, love, love the color of it! It totally looks all 70’s style.

And don’t forget to check out their blog for news on new bikes coming out, and special coupon offers.

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Camping On The Beach

This is the first year that I have ever looked into beach camping. We live only about 4 hours from the Pacific Ocean, and there are campgrounds all up and down the coast the California. I went through almost all the sites, and I have narrowed down my spot to take the family to. Pismo Beach. The campground is right on the water, and it looks like an awesome and fun place to spend about a week camping, swimming, boogie boarding, and soaking up the sun.

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Night Vision Binoculars

Continuing on with the fun you can have as a family camping, think of all the cool gadgets and things that you can buy to take on your camping trip. For example, how about some night vision binoculars, or night vision goggles, to look around in the forest with. Imagine all the creatures that you could see lurking in between the trees. Oh that might get a little creepy though, and lead to some good spooky campfire stories.

They come complete with digital controls, that make them very simple to control, even for kids. They are heavy duty, so if they get dropped on the ground, they are not going to break. They would make a fun extra in your camping equipment collection.

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