Camping – ron stempkowski

Beyond the Garden of the Gods

Posted on September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 by Ron Stempkowski

I met up with my buddy Matt in Southern Illinois for our third annual camping trip the weekend before Labor Day. I’d picked the far south location because of its proximity to Cairo, IllinoisR... Read More

Jurassic Canyon: A Starved Rock Adventure

Posted on September 18, 2019July 19, 2022 by Ron Stempkowski

I’ve written about Starved Rock before (here and here). It’s a beautiful state park 100 miles southwest of Chicago. I’ve gone hiking there several times this year. But last weekend, ... Read More

Called On Account of Rain

Posted on August 19, 2016January 24, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski

As I’ve written before, I love to go camping—partly for its own sake but partly (probably mostly) because it was something Ken introduced me to. I’m not a deep woods camper, but a give me a beau... Read More

The Camping Connection

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Ron Stempkowski

In the quiet moments of the early morning while camping, I relish in the connection I feel with Ken. Usually the first one up, I take great pleasure in the ritual of making coffee and readying the sto... Read More

The Old Camping Percolator Rides Again!

Posted on August 27, 2014April 16, 2023 by Ron Stempkowski

Two years ago, I was saddened–bothered, even–when I found an old camping percolator and cups while trying to do some organizing in the old apartment. It had been a punch-in-gut reminder th... Read More

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