Ah, family camping: Sleeping under the stars, s’mores by the fire… time seems to pass a little slower in the woods, doesn’t it? And for kids, that magic just seems to be magnified. One of the things ...

My four kids (9,8,4,2) have been away for a while, and are coming back tomorrow. (I've recently started a new job, and couldn't go with them on a long vacation. I stayed home working.) When they get ...

If you're planning a camping trip with the kids—whether it's in the forest or backyard camping—picture this scene: Everyone is gathered around the roaring campfire. The marshmallows have been roasted, ...

One September a few years ago, when my daughters were five and seven, we went rafting down the Green River. On the last night, as we had all the previous nights, we built a small campfire on a sandbar ...

This Friday, campers will gather at the Lawrence Rist Memorial Fireplace in Manito Park to hear mythologies, ghost stories, and urban legends of Spokane, as the new local book press, Banana Slug Books ...