Age is not an obstacle to outdoor adventure
Senior Car Campers defy ‘Julian’ BY PINKY CONCHA-COLMENARES Oct 16, 2024 06:26 PM Members of the Senior Car Campers Plus pose for one of the many photos to close the three-day camping celebration of their second anniversary, on Sept. 28-30, 2024. At least twice a month, a group who look too old for adventure pack into their vehicles tents, cots, air mattresses, stoves and kitchenware, food to feed a herd – and drive out to a campsite hours away from their comfortable homes. THE LONG GOODBYE — Members of the Senior Car Campers Plus (SCCP) who were still at River Ranch camp on Day 3 indulge in a long photo session as their 'goodbye ritual' before they finally drive off for home. The seniors celebrated the second anniversary of SCCP. There, they unload the stuff and set up tents, open awnings attached to vehicles, unfold tables and chairs, and clear space for a kitchen. In an hour, fully-furnished shelters stand under trees, beside a river, or just under the clear blue s