Camp Cooking Fails and How to Do It Right
Learn to cook like a pro and avoid common mistakes when you’re cooking at a campsite.
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Mikaela Ruland
Mikaela is a sales operations manager and content specialist for National Park Trips. She earned her Bachelor’s of Arts degree from the University of Colorado Boulder. Her writing has appeared online for brands like Copper Mountain Ski Area and Keep Nature Wild and in print for the National Park Journals.
Mikaela’s passion is to inspire others to get out and experience life. She spends most of her free-time outside hiking, skiing, taking photos, camping, snowshoeing, doing yoga – you name it! When she’s not outside, you can find her exploring hipster coffee shops or on the hunt for Denver’s best mac n’ cheese. You can follow her adventures on Instagram @themillennialoutside.
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