tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post6230187209360831566..comments2024-03-26T10:30:22.085-06:00Comments on Family Adventures in the Canadian Rockies: Group Camping - the Chaos and the GloryTanya Koobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420195832939118709noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post-23957422995450934972012-06-21T14:21:06.428-06:002012-06-21T14:21:06.428-06:00We'll see how this weekend goes. We're ca...We'll see how this weekend goes. We're camping with friends we know from an old church. We are now separated over two provinces and don't see each other much. We booked a group campground again but are now down to 3 families so there will be plenty of space for everybody! Gosh, we might be able to each have two picnic tables to spread stuff out on.Tanya Koobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420195832939118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post-18222674083079210892012-06-21T14:16:08.519-06:002012-06-21T14:16:08.519-06:00We have done a few group trips (http://kidproject....We have done a few group trips (http://kidproject.org/2012/04/20/when-the-kids-nearly-outnumber-the-adults/) and I totally agree with your thoughts on keeping the mood light! Disfunction will happen! And you are right about the 'common interest thing'. Our last trip was a bunch of families and we all went to college together. Seeing our awesome friends made up for the windy, sleepless nights. Most our family group trips revolve around climbing and that is really fun too. We are going on our largest group trip in July [not organized by us, thank goodness] and should be somewhere between 100-200 people. It should be interesting! I'll let you know how it goes.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08737000057951567041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post-24698388086544937162012-06-21T08:33:18.946-06:002012-06-21T08:33:18.946-06:00The camping trip was fabulous and there was plenty...The camping trip was fabulous and there was plenty of opportunity for everybody to do their own thing, have down time, go out on family adventures alone, and even camp away from the group in a little nook in the trees.<br />It was only chaotic from a planning and organizing perspective.<br />Personally I might not plan one this big again, but that's only because I like more intimate groups with a max. of 6-10 families. We've stayed in backcountry huts before and had great group bonding with other families. We've also shared hostels with families before and had similar experiences. Camping with 17 other families though guarantees that there will be a lot of breaking up into smaller groups and less cohesiveness as a group. Not a bad thing - just not my thing perhaps.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.Tanya Koobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420195832939118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post-38611812168326952382012-06-21T03:51:24.520-06:002012-06-21T03:51:24.520-06:00Just knowing the amount of people going to this ca...Just knowing the amount of people going to this camping, I can't imagine how this turned out actually. My first thought is that it's gonna be a total chaos with too much kids going. I don't blame you for not wanting to do it again.Molly Chipperhttp://www.experiencenottinghamshire.com/family-days-outnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post-84743851768722409922012-06-20T12:43:24.293-06:002012-06-20T12:43:24.293-06:00I actually slept pretty well that night, screaming...I actually slept pretty well that night, screaming, car alarms and all. I'm proposing parents with poor sleepers bring communal baileys for the morning coffee next trip, lol.<br /><br />A hut trip would be a good idea. I find backpacking trips are also good at bringing people together. The extra challenge brings about bonding.<br /><br />I'm excited for our Sept. long weekend camping trip. Six families spread out over two double sites should be plenty cozy and intimate.Tanya Koobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420195832939118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post-9151637794837602832012-06-20T08:28:51.098-06:002012-06-20T08:28:51.098-06:00Tanya, you did a great job of getting it all organ...Tanya, you did a great job of getting it all organized, and it's given our family (middle of the night screamer and all) a good re-introduction to family camping that has made us want to go again. Had the weekend not worked out, it would have been easy for me to say,well, I guess we'll try again in another year, instead I'm booking more trips and trying to get an extended family trip planned too.<br />Ian's suggestion for another adventure that would encourage more group cohesion is a group trip to a hut like Elizabeth Parker or Stanley Mitchel or a hostel like Mosquito Creek or Takkakka Falls.<br />All in all a great time was had and we would sign up again - and maybe bring earplugs for our neighbors :)Kathy Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089224997604597757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post-70425707967648499582012-06-19T17:51:39.072-06:002012-06-19T17:51:39.072-06:00Yes Mark, many happy moments but too much food to ...Yes Mark, many happy moments but too much food to mooch. I brought way too much home. Next time - pack less food!Tanya Koobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420195832939118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4890065673266941779.post-41190268485012862582012-06-19T11:16:37.531-06:002012-06-19T11:16:37.531-06:00Woah! Wait a sec. Stunning views, blue skies, cris...Woah! Wait a sec. Stunning views, blue skies, crisp air, cool peeps, plenty of food to mooch, a do-what-you-want vibe, and bucket load of happy times. WonderfulMarkhttp://www.adventureparents.comnoreply@blogger.com