I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone about the dangers of ticks. It’s that time of year again where the flowers are starting to bloom and the trees are starting to bud. When you are out enjoying nature, be mindful of your surroundings – especially in areas where ticks might be inhabiting.
This morning my wife took the dog for a walk down a wooded trail and about an hour after returning home, she discovered a tick crawling on her neck. This evening, while sitting in the living room, I felt something on the back of my neck. I reached back and touched what felt like a scab on my neck. It was another tick!
That’s enough reminder for me. Check out this article on ticks to help you be better prepared.
Ticks are an often underestimated and poorly understood foe. In my travels I’ve found that the majority of family campers that I have met lack a good understanding about ticks and the dangers they bring with them.
This is a guest post written by my wife, Amber. Let me tell you, she has years of experience dealing with motion sickness. Our youngest daughter gets sick on almost every extended car ride. Here is what Amber had to say…
If you read our earlier article titled 
One thing that can really ruin a camping trip is an unbearable heat wave. Besides the fact that extreme heat and humidity can leave you feeling sweaty and sticky, it can also make you quite ill. Nobody wants to end up in the hospital while camping.
For many of us, the family camping trip also means swimming in open waters. Open waters being lakes, rivers, creeks, ponds, or even the ocean. That also means that you and your family may be exposed to those blood sucking aquatic terrors – leeches.
Most blogs have guest posts written by experts on a particular subject and this one will be no exception. 
