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I would bet a fair amount of money that we have the record for the largest vehicle even taken on the Lake Hughes Truck trail. On our last 50 Campfires Field Trip to Los Angeles, we spent a lot of ...

Guppies Fishing Adventures for the win! Los Angeles is a crazy place. Four million people in only 469 square miles make Los Angeles County the most populated county in the country. It’s dense, busy, and it takes forever to get ...

Russell Wicklund is gearing up to hike the Appalachian Trail with his son, who is also named Russell. We’re going to follow them every step of the way. One of my favorite things about writing for 50 Campfires is meeting ...

The GCI Pod Rocker is like sitting in a big, comfy catchers mitt. On a recent 50 Campfires trip, I had the pleasure of spending an entire day waterfall hunting. We were in western North Carolina, and the concentration of ...

Tender butts and sweet racks! While many locales claim to be the “home” of BBQ of one kind or another, the Carolinas may have the most legitimate stake. Particularly in North Carolina, BBQ is more of a way of life ...

You know the drill – Clint walks into a roadside convenience store, a farmer’s market, or a off- the-beaten path general store and selects a new food or beverage he has never tried before. He collects these delicacies then hops ...

Finding the right campsite can be a time-consuming endeavor that involves searching multiple websites for hours. State parks all have their own sites, and in our experience, the quality varies significantly from state to state. National parks are a different ...

Western North Carolina is home to some of the best canoeing and kayaking you’ll find in the United States. The sheer number of rivers and paddling grades offer adventure for beginners and experts alike. You can relax on the calm ...

The Brevard area of North Carolina is known as the “land of waterfalls” for a good reason. With over 250 waterfalls you see them around almost every corner. We had never been waterfall hunting and were curious what it was ...