Camping for Women
created by women, for women

Essays/Short Stories

  • Be Brave

    Be Brave

    By Patti Johnson The first time I left the comfort of my coastal home for a solo overnight excursion in the wilds was because I wanted to “play hokey”, I needed to throw my To-Do list into the wind, to experience the thrill of the unknown and taste the elixir of the explorer. Deep down…

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  • Bouldering for Babies

    Bouldering for Babies

    Bouldering for Babies – My Story By Kristi Westberg First of all, let me say that this story does not involve a small child crag hopping. No children were harmed or even remotely involved in the making of this story, the only harm was to my own ego, which has become somewhat accustomed to the…

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  • Moon Running

    Moon Running

      A creative essay… By Emily Pennington   The moment I decide to start trail running is around 4:51 pm on a Friday, my body tepid from four hours of sleep and sunset crawling over the horizon by the minute. Armed with a muddy pair of tennis shoes and no headlamp, I set off for…

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