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 Let’s Go Camping! … Discover 3 Of Stunning Campgrounds in America! IInn TThhiiss  Healthy Talk… Play It Safe… Easy tips on keeping your summer a safe one!  PLUS A Feature About Camping Etiquette!  Thank You’s, Fun Websites, Famous Quotes… ISSUE  AND… Much, Much MORE!

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America… JULY July is the perfect time of year to pack up the family and make some memories camping. With so many stunning destinations in this country, it’s hard to choose just the version of paradise in which to pitch your tent (or RV) for a few days. Here are three amazing choices. What’s your favorite? Cool Blogs, Sites & Online Resources to #1: Yosemite. How can you even talk about amazing camping destinations without mentioning Yosemite? Cradled in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains of Check Out! California you’ll find Yosemite with her majestic trees, pristine lakes, sheer cliffs of granite, and spectacular waterfalls. So many things make Yosemite a very special destination. You can find guided hikes, bus tours, rafting trips, and horseback riding, plus, golfing, boating, rock climbing, more hiking, biking, and of course, the trek up the famous Half Dome. The Half Dome is a popular hike up an 8,839 ft. (2,694 m) dome-like hunk of granite. But it’s so popular you need a lottery based permit to hike www.GoCampingAmerica.com the whole thing. Plus, there are campgrounds for everyone, no matter what your desire; be it tents, RVS, or if you prefer, cabins to rent. For all the details on planning If you want to camp this summer, you’ll love this a trip of a lifetime to Yosemite check the National Parks service website and also take website. With a fun interactive search tool that a look at www.YosemitePark.com and www.YosemiteHikes.com allows you to find camping destinations all over the

country, you can search by location, amenities, #2: Moab. This destination is so breathtakingly beautiful it’s almost surreal. The recreation, site, options, lifestyles, and more. For famous red rock formations transport you to another world; the landscape is rich in example, if you want a campsite in Washington colors and textures that you just won’t find anywhere else. Moab is in Utah and is with great biking trails and bird watching, that is kid home to two stunning national parks, Canyonlands, and Arches. Here you will find friendly, you’ll find it on there. Plus, there are so many opportunities to hike, bike, horseback ride, white water raft, and more. There many other cool things on this site - Under tabs are plenty of guided tours available, and you can camp by tent, RV, cabin, or choose like “Explore America”, “Food for the Road”, from many resorts. The town of Moab is a cute historical town that bodes well with “Essential Gear” and under the section “Just for the landscape of a time gone by. For more information check out Fun” you’ll discover some little-known games to www.DiscoverMoab.com or www.Moab-Utah.com play camping that do not involve any technology.

#3: Shenandoah. Another gorgeous camping destination, found just 75 miles www.BeyondTheTent.com outside of the nation’s capital, is nestled in the beautiful state of Virginia. The vistas here are soaked with rich hues, lush green forests, vivid blue skies, and pristine white This is a blog run by a family with five young kids waterfalls. If you’re lucky enough to take it in during the fall, you’ll find reds and who love to camp. The website looks and feels yellows so vibrant it almost looks like the hills are on fire. Certain woods in this park very cool, plus it is jam-packed with tons of super have an almost mystical, fairy-tale like quality. And, of course, Shenandoah offers helpful and fun camping tips for the whole family. much recreation, hiking, biking, rock climbing, plus shopping in the nearby towns, and They have posts like “10 Secrets Regular a fall apple butter celebration, doesn’t that sound wonderful? For more information Campers Won’t Tell You”, and “Top 25 Tips For check out www.GoShenandoah.com and www.Virginia.org Tent Camping”. From camping locations to gear, to food and fun, you’ll find it all here in this really well Wherever your spirit of adventure takes you this summer, may it be a fun, safe, and done, family-friendly, camping blog. memorable trip!

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Healthy Talk Pharmacist Tip Tips To Stay Safe And Healthy This Summer! of the Month! Did you know most hospital emergency room’s claim they are much busier in the summer months when people Built-in Air-Conditioner (July 2015) are out and about playing? Here are some great reminders to have fun and stay safe while you play. Your body was created with a built-in cooling system, called sweat or if you prefer, #1: Safe in the sun. – Heat-related injuries can sneak up perspiration. On television and in magazines, on you! Heat exhaustion can make you ill, but heat you will find numerous advertisements stroke can be dangerous, even fatal. encouraging deodorant for exercise when in According to www.WebMd.com “Heat stroke results from prolonged exposure to actuality; sweat is a vital key in a good high temperatures -- usually in combination with dehydration -- that leads to workout. When your body heats up due to failure of the body's temperature control system.” Know the warning signs of heat exertion, sweat is doing the job intended – injury. Prevention is the best medicine so make sure you’re air conditioner is in keeping the body cool. Therefore, do not try working order, avoid physical exertion in the heat, and keep yourself cool and well to squelch sweating, accept it. hydrated on sweltering summer days.

#2: Safe playing. – Cycling, skateboarding, dirt biking, mountain biking, riding Get Inspired ATV’s and motorcycles, are all fun summer activities, but require helmets to be safe. Studies have shown time and again that many head injuries are preventable “Believe you can and you’re with the use of a proper fitting helmet. halfway there.” #3: Safe travels. – Road trips are part of summer fun. Remind everyone you love th – Theodore Roosevelt, 26 US President to drive sober and put their phones away while driving. Be sure to carry extra food and water with you on a long road trip, you never know when you could run into car trouble in the middle of a hot deserted area with no cell service.

#4: Safe swimming. – Who doesn’t love the water? But according to www.Cdc.gov “Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for children ages 1 to 14 years, and the fifth leading cause of people of all ages.” Learning how to reduce these risks is vital. Some great tips are: learn to swim, avoid rip-currents, use life jackets, avoid alcohol, heed warning flags, and use the buddy system or a lifeguard.

I hope you have a fun and safe summer!

Disclaimer: These are just suggestions; I’m not a doctor or health specialist.

July Tidbits

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1. Clean windows and mirrors. Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling. 2. Protect China. Separate your good dishes by putting a coffee filter between each dish.

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Quotes for July

July Birthstone “Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Rubies, the birthstone of July, are Disneyland, having fun.”– Brian Wilson, American musician and member of the Beach Boys considered the king of gems and no wonder he had a smash hit “Fun, Fun, Fun” in the summer of 1964. represent love, health and wisdom. “Summer has always been my favorite season. I feel happier.” Zooey Deschanel, American It was believed wearing a fine red actress. Ruby bestowed good fortune on its owner. A Ruby is the most valuable “Aaah, summer – that long anticipated stretch of lazy, lingering days, free of responsibility and rife with possibility. It’s a time to hunt for insects, master handstands, practice gemstone and its value increases based on its color and quality.. swimming strokes, conquer trees, explore nooks and crannies, and make new friends.” – Darell Hammond, American businessman Read more at www.brainyquote.com

Camping Etiquette… The Idea Corner How To Never Be THAT Person At The Campground

Camping in the summer conjures up ideas of carefree days spent fishing or hiking, and nights huddled around a fire roasting marshmallows and exchanging stories. Whether you’re a hard-core camper or an occasional “glamper”, there’s an unwritten code of etiquette in the campgrounds that keep the experience a good one for everyone.

1. Keep it clean. Keeping a campsite clean is not just good etiquette for the campers who are booked in your spot next, but it’s also for safety. Food scraps and garbage can attract some unwanted visitors, like bears, to the campsite. Even raccoons can wreak havoc on a site, so keeping a campsite free of garbage, and storing food properly is good sense and good etiquette.

2. Keep it quiet. Most people enjoy listening to music while camping; they just may not enjoy listening to other people’s music, especially when it’s

past 10 P.M. Loud music and loud talking disturb the rest of the campers. And let’s face it, the fish start biting early in the morning, so that means an early bedtime for many campers. It’s just good camping etiquette to be How To Grill The Juiciest Burger Ever! listening to music and have fun at a level that other campers in the park can’t hear. There are lots of tips and tricks seasoned barbequers like to share on how to grill the juiciest burgers. Most seem to feel 3. Keep it local. When it comes to burning firewood, it’s just not good there needs to be good moisture content in the beef. This can etiquette to haul in your wood from your hometown. It puts a risk in be achieved by choosing a burger with plenty of marbling, bringing insects and diseases that don’t belong in “that neck of the woods”. adding a pat of grass-fed butter, or even adding a couple The best etiquette is to buy local firewood at the campground, or if it’s tablespoons of water to the meat. allowed, gather your own. Check out www.DontMoveFirewood.org for more information on this subject. Some people say not to over-handle the meat, but others don’t seem to feel that’s as important. But everyone seems to be in 4. Keep it safe. It seems like it would be common sense for people to not agreement that you should never use your spatula to press fire off a gun in a campground, but it does happen. It can be very down the burgers while they are grilling. That can squeeze dangerous, and even illegal. And that’s not good camping etiquette. out too much of the moisture and leave you with a not-so- juicy burger. Campgrounds can be a great place to make life-long friends who share a love of the outdoors. Good camping etiquette is usually based on good old- Also, the temperature of the grill should be hot, and the fashioned manners and common sense. I hope you have a great time cooking time watched so the burgers do not overcook. Most camping and make tons of fun memories this summer! experts feel one flip is all you need to achieve this. What are your best tips for grilling the juiciest burger? Coffee filters...who knew! Coffee filters...who knew!

4. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture 7. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee and prevent rust. filter on a kitchen scale. 5. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter. 8. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy 6. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee foods. filter. 9. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes.

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Inside This Issue You Will Discover… Life is what happens while you are making other plans. ― John Lennon  Let’s Go Camping! … Discover 3 Of Stunning Campgrounds in America!

 Healthy Talk… Play It Safe… Easy tips on keeping your summer a safe one!

 PLUS A Feature About Camping Etiquette!

 Thank You’s, Fun Websites, Famous Quotes…PLUS…

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