Time in the Outdoors with Your Family

Camp is ready to walk right in!

Cooperating to create meals and activities, spending a bit of time of talking to one another, allows family members to get focused on their feelings toward one another and to take time to understand how the other people feel.   

The simple rituals of camp are great reference points for life.

What are the basics?

Food, clothing, shelter, communication, relaxation, these are the basics of life.

There is time for all of these in camp, without rushing off to find the next thing to distract you.

When was the last time you and your family spent a few days together?  For many families, it’s almost unheard of to do just that.  Yet the family is the most basic point of reference for us as people, and to build a strong foundation will pay off in the long run, as you find out who you are together, paying attention to each other, and to the relaxing feeling that you don’t have to be so complicated.

Life rushes by at a furious pace, with far too much information flooding our senses and insisting that we pay attention to this, or that, it’s so urgent.

But it isn’t really so important, just urgent.

Teaching your children to focus on what is important first will help them to be far more successful as people.  Getting out of the usual routine into a more basic frame of reference will give them invaluable new ways to look at and process information.

You can create memories together that will last all your lives, and the fine times you had in camp will be among the best times ever.

When kids see how basic things can really be, they get happy about it. 

Letting themselves relax a bit more and get into just hanging out just comes naturally to them, and they open up their personalities more to drink in the simple enjoyment that they feel.

The parents, meanwhile, have a chance to compare notes on life and parenting, and give one another support.  It builds strong friendships.  Everything about family life is made better by sharing time in the outdoors.

Come and visit!

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Three ways to visit me:

www.bettyofbigsur.com  My web site, where you will find 

information and updates about events and my work,

www.etsy.com/shop/bettyofbigsur, a shop to showcase and sell 

examples of my art and fashion designs,

www.retreatcampchecklist.com, 

a checklist about camping retreats, to let you know what is here, and let me know what you would like to have, and to do, in Big Sur!  Fun, quick, instant feedback!

Big Sur Night Skies in Mill Creek

 Big Sur night skies are filled with splendor.

The moon rising over Chalk Peak is a special treat.  Once a year the top of the hill is it by the large circle of moonlight that seems to roll off the summit, then leap into the sky.
The color changes from silver to white, sometimes with a hint of gold just before making the leap.

The whole forest is lit up by the full moon, and shadows are cast as though it were dawn.  Mysterious shapes appear and blend into one another as the moon continues to rise.

The forest seems to be motionless, yet the constant change in the display of light gives a feeling of motion to the scene.  The sounds of night birds add to the feeling of wildness.
Owls and turkeys sound off.  Perhaps there is a cry from a night hawk. 
You may hear coyotes or wild cats calling out in their mating rituals.  All of natures is feeding on the darkness, and either resting, seeking, or hunting.

At times like this the stars are less visible than when the moon is smaller, yet there are still great numbers of them and the many constellations can be picked out as the night progresses.  The Milky Way crosses the entire sky.

Because of the way the bowl of the canyon is shaped, each month the moon moves quite a distance to the observer.  The progression from North to south is so great that half of the canyon is encompassed by this movement.

On a moonless night, tiny stars which are never seen in more urban environments become visible.
they are so numberous that sections of the sky are lit by groups of stars and nebulae, adding a depth of field to the sight and filling the observor with a sense of awe and wonder.  Think of the distance those beams of light have come to be seen!

Planets stand out clearly in the display with their bright light and you can observe their colors.  With a telescope, the moons of Jupiter and even the rings of Saturn can be seen.

Throughout the year, meteor showers have their special times to light up the sky with colorful surprises.  During a really busy shower, lights appear every few seconds coming from all directions, in all colors.  The occasional huge metor crosses the sky and at times you can even hear these missiles hissing as they pass close by, evaporating in spectacular bursts of beauty.

Cosmic rocks landing here in the canyon, after their long journeys from space, create a fast-paced and deep level of interaction with the energy of the night sky.  From one moment to the next, the unexpected appears.

Come and visit!



Stop by on Youtube:
http://youtu.be/XmcVpeYVL3E/

Three ways to visit me:

www.retreatcampchecklist.com, a checklist about camping retreats, to let you know what is here, and let me know what you would like to have, and to do, in Big Sur!  Fun, quick, instant feedback!

www.bettyofbigsur.com  My web site, where you will find information and updates about events and my work,

www.etsy.com/shop/bettyofbigsur, a shop to showcase and sell examples of my art and fashion designs,