Over Thanksgiving weekend, I went on my first camping adventure at Lo Lo Mai Springs Campgrounds near Sedona, Arizona. Ok, it’s not completely roughing it considering there was indoor plumbing available. And a little store with the basics. But nonetheless, it was my idea of a good camping experience. First of all, while it was a bit chilly, the scenery was absolutely gorgeous with the fall colors still on display.
I spent my day alternating between long walks, photographing the fall colors to hanging out inside the tent to stay warm.
Now if you’re a girl geek like me, you have to have some stuff to keep you busy. Here’s a look at what I had inside the tent with me for the day.
That’s right. What you see here are my essentials including:
- Lots of layers for warmth
- Lucy jacket
- Microfiber blanket
- LED lantern
- 0° sleeping bag
- iPad (with lots of downloaded international baby magazines on Zinio)
- iPod
- Composition notebook for great ideas
- Nikon D90 with a 50mm prime lens
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 (not shown, used for taking this photo)
Of course, with all of that technology, you’d think I had to worry about the batteries all dying out on me right? Wrong!
It was the perfect first camping experience, and I didn’t even have to give up my girl geek comforts!
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Nice trip, it looks like. Thanks for posting the pics. Reminds me of camping trips we would take when I was in college (too many years ago) during Fall break. This was in Kentucky, though, not Arizona. Looks beautiful where you were! If you do more camping, please post more pics about your experiences. – John