Memorial Day may be more than nine months away but we’ve already started planning our trip to Yosemite next May. It seems only fitting that the place that led to the creation of America’s national parks is our first long-term camping destination. The wilderness activist John Muir first visited Yosemite Valley in 1868. He then…
One of my favorite films is “On Golden Pond,” which tells the story of an aging couple, Ethel and Norman Thayer, who spend each summer at their cabin on a lake called Golden Pond. Like most good stories, it’s about relationships. There’s the relationship between the Thayers, of course, and between each of them and…
We had one of my colleagues to dinner recently and we proudly showed off our Sportsmen Classic. We carefully explained that it wasn’t a “camper” but a “travel trailer.” We have no intention of camping. Rather, our trailer accommodates our travels. We don’t lack certain creature comforts in our little house on wheels. We have…
Garinns on the Go 