Welcome to A Crock of Schmidt. Here you will find campground reviews from all my camping adventures over the years. I also share cool attractions and destinations we’ve been to, great hikes we’ve done, and some insights on our hobbies. Once in awhile, I toss in some ramblings on whatever nonsense moves me at the moment. Thanks for coming by and I hope you find something that helps and/or entertains. If you do, kindly tell a friend about this place.
Lacombe Corn Maze – Review
September 6, 2015
Were I a competent blogger, I’d have written this review a month or more ago rather than waiting until the end of summer and then scrambling to do it before the place closes for the winter. Then again, I’m writing this on a crappy, cold, wet late summer day which is exactly the kind of
Aspen Beach Provincial Park – Review
June 9, 2015
If Crown Land camping is heaven for blue collar Central Albertan RVers, then Aspen Beach Provincial Park is the stairway they climb to get there. Aspen Beach is a massive campground and resort located on the southern shores of Gull Lake a few short kilometres east of Bentley, Alberta. With plenty of amenities, outdoor activities,
Todd’s RV & Camping – Review
May 25, 2015
UPDATE: This campground has been enduring a bit of a rollercoaster the last couple years. There had been announcements that is was closed and undergoing redevelopment into condos or something. That now appears to not be happening and the campground has reopened as Todd’s Lakeside Seasonal RV Resort. This review undoubtedly outdated now. Todd’s RV
Kinbasket Lake Resort – Review
May 12, 2015
Kinbasket Lake Resort is unlike any campground I’ve ever been to or ever likely to go to again. Only an infamous stag in the wilds of Quesnel logging country comes close to this camping experience. There are those of you who will read this review and be chomping at the bit to camp here yourselves.
My Swinging Days Are Over
May 3, 2015
It happened again, today. One of those unanticipated reminders that I am aging and doing so in a way few would ever describe as graceful. As is so often the case at this stage in my life, this unwelcome reminder came courtesy of my children. Another family Kodak moment where wowing the kids turns into
Bow Valley Campground – Bow Valley Provincial Park – Review
April 27, 2015
This may prove to be nothing more than a testament to my ineptitude, but having lived here for 15 years and actively camping in these parts for 4 years I’m embarrassed to admit I had no idea this place existed. I’ve driven to Banff many times over those 15 years and it just never registered
The Greatest Air Band You Will Never See
February 23, 2015
Like I imagine most folks my age do I live in a near continual state of gratitude that smart phones and social media did not exist when I was a teenager or in university. There are some moments from my past that I’m elated remain nothing more than fading memories in the minds of myself
When Santa Made House Calls
December 23, 2014
Christmas, among its many guises, is foremost a season of nostalgia. No other holiday draws from the well of tradition quite like Christmas. The gifts are more numerous, the lights are LED, the songs have been rearranged and the feast has truly become glutinous but all remain echoes of our own past and those of
The Dumbest Thing I Ever Bought
November 4, 2014
I am cheap. I am. I admit it freely. I’d like nothing better than to say with the straight face of absolute conviction that I’m frugal, but I’m not. I’m cheap. I loathe spending money, be it the understandable indecision over the several hundred thousand dollar purchase price of a house or the less understandable
Canada Post vs The Terror Hawks
September 11, 2014
Does any group of public servant endure greater indignity than postal workers, in particular, mail delivery persons? Members of the Armed Forces are regaled with respect by a mostly grateful populace some of whom even dress their vehicles in bumper stickers and magnetic ribbons to emphasize their support. We may be envious of health worker