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Camping is fun and frugal

When camping this summer, Tom and Brenda Jordan of Fenton enjoy the comfort of a queen-size bed in their 27-foot RV and an electric frying pan that can cook anything from bacon and eggs for breakfast to a pot roast for dinner.

Mountain High

I'm certainly not fit enough to compete in a triathlon, but maybe you are. Maybe, just maybe, you can canoe or kayak for three miles, then jump on your mountain bike to cycle it up for five miles, and then top off the whole excursion with a four mile trail run without collapsing from exhaustion. If that sounds like cakeor you're just a glutton for some bodily punishmentyou can head north on ...

Backpack gourmet: With planning, campers eat well

Forget freeze-dried food. With planning, you can eat well while camping. Here are some tips plus recipes for Grilled Tofu/Steak/Chicken with Coconut Curry Sauce (pick your protein) and Orange-Herb Salmon.

At the campfire, go beyond mac and cheese -- deliciously

The freeze-dried era is over -- if you're willing to put in a little work. After years of just adding water to bring your camping feast to life, refinement has come to eating in the wild. Fresh fish, meat, veggies and savory sauces no longer are restricted to four walls and a ceiling. Though when she first camped, Robin Donovan wasn't so sure.

Outdoors briefs for Thursday, July 15

Construction resumes on Foys Lake parcel