"Camping ground" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... miles, on arriving found the camping ground occupied by numerous "Fakirs" who had lately returned from Ummernath. These men are horrible looking objects, most of them being painted white and nearly naked. Ummernath is a mountain 1,600 feet high, and at the top of it is a cave sacred to the Hindoo Deity. ...
— Three Months of My Life • J. F. Foster
... found that the camping ground possessed another advantage which, during the discussion, had been ...
— The Huge Hunter - Or, the Steam Man of the Prairies • Edward S. Ellis
... two ordinary stages being done in one. As the animals were fresh, the transport arrived at the camping ground within an hour of the main column. Accustomed though he was to exercise, Lisle found the weight of his rifle, pouches, and ammunition tell terribly upon him. He was not used to the boots and, before ...
— Through Three Campaigns - A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti • G. A. Henty
... yet, practical preparation for the robber horde that would soon be prowling over my camping ground. Then a stealthy movement among the ferns or the sweep of a shadow among the twilight shadows would mean a very different thing from wriggling stick and waving hemlock tip. Snap and swoop, and teeth and claws,—jump for your life and find out afterwards. That is the rule for a ...
— Secret of the Woods • William J. Long
... kit, etc. Upon halting for the night we selected some suitable spot near running water where wood for a fire could be obtained. Each unsaddled, watered, and tethered out his horse and carried his swags to the camping ground, where Jack's load was removed and placed ready for use. Then while one fetched water another collected a supply of firewood for the night. A roaring fire was made, water boiled for tea, flour and water mixed into a paste ...
— Five Years in New Zealand - 1859 to 1864 • Robert B. Booth
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