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Metro Connection: Summer Camping

Fri., Sept. 7, 2007

The calendar still says 'summer' but we know that's a dirty lie. For all intents and purposes it's been packed away till June 2008. Yes, it's that time of year when we oh-so-reluctantly have to let go of the carefree days of July and August. But we don't have to let go of the memories. And that brings us to camping. Some of the most indelible summer experiences happen under canvas. Even if things didn't go so smoothly; even if we had to deal with bugs and damp firewood; even if 'relaxing' turned out to be a LOT of hard work... family camping trips always seem to have their own chapter in the book of nostalgia. And so it was with the Henderson family, when three girls and their mother set out to spend a night together in the great outdoors. Gemma Hooley tagged along on the camping trip.

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Photos of the Henderson's camping trip.

Campfire cooking at its best and most buttery
Credit: Chris Nelson/Media Chameleon 2007

Preparing Cosy Caves in the Henderson kitchen
Credit: Chris Nelson/Media Chameleon 2007

Discovering the emergency radio
Credit: Gemma Hooley/Media Chameleon 2007

Reading Sweet Tooth by flashlight. The End!
Credit: Chris Nelson/Media Chameleon 2007


No shoes in the tent please!
Credit: Chris Nelson/Media Chameleon 2007

Raising the roof
Credit: Gemma Hooley/Media Chameleon 2007

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