History of Camping U.S & UK

Rob Stevens

Wooden Canoes are in the Blood
I found this review in a recent NYT Book Review interesting.
It covers, ""Under the Stars; How America Fell in Love with Camping" by Dan White, and "Landmarks" by Robert Macfarlane, which examines British terminology for various outdoor activities, including, "Turd Nanny" for example, one I wasn't familiar with in spite of attempts to canoe trip leaving "No Trace".

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E2DC133CF934A3575BC0A9609D8B63
 
Thanks Rob, you’re right. This is interesting. But for me personally, the whole subject of camping is so deeply embedded in my life and psychology that I am almost repelled by its being lifted to the level of literature. Just thinking about putting my thoughts about camping into some form of ordered prose reminds me a bit I suppose of looking into the toilet after I’ve pooped in it and writing about it. Yeah, I could do that. I know Thoreau said that the unexamined living is not worth, but . . .
 
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