Camp Safety
I’m going to skip the preamble. Here are the key points for staying safe when camping in the wilderness!
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Mental Health Camping
Many people suffer from things like anxiety, depression, bipolar, obsessive/compulsive condition, and many other neuro atypical experiences. At Camp Philosophy (CP), many of us have found that camping has helped
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When William Almost Died
In 2014, William and I (Aaron) were working at a data center in San Diego. We became friends as we discovered that we had a mutual interest in heavy metal
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The Scary Bears Story
Another somewhat frightening but also funny story from my youth was the first time I had ever encountered bears. On a camp trip in the King’s Canyon national forest, at
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The 10 Deer Story
In 2021, the CP crew were camping at Mather Campground near the south side of the Grand Canyon. We called this trip “Camp-O-Ween” because it was at the end of
The Secret Sauce Story
I’ve written in other posts about how my father used to take my sister, brother, and I camping at King’s Canyon, in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, when we
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Why Camping?
Photo taken by William Johnston of Camp Philosophy and Raw Scenery Some people think of vacationing as sitting on the beach, sleeping in fine hotels, traveling around the world visiting
What is Camp Stew?
The idea for Camp Stew traces back to the late 1980s. When I was about 10 years old my father would take us camping up to the eastern Sierra Nevada
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The Orbs Story
Back in 2015, the CP crew were camping up in Idyllwild, CA at the Mount San Jacinto campground, walking distance from town. At about 10:00 PM we were all sitting
What We Do
Over the years many people have asked us, “What do you guys do out there?” or “What’s it all about”? Here’s a short list of what we like doing on