| It all started with my mid-life crisis. My youngest | | | | peaceful and private retreat from the modern |
| child would be starting school soon and I needed | | | | world. Next, I wanted families and couples to |
| to think about re-entering the work force. It was | | | | rediscover each other, so no electricity, video |
| time to answer that age-old question of "what did | | | | games, tv, internet or other modern distractions. |
| I want to do when I grew up." My grandfather | | | | For comfort and convenience, each 12Ã-14 |
| had always told me, "Do what you love, be the | | | | tent features a porch, plank floor, wood-burning |
| best at it and the money will take care of itself." | | | | stove and queen-sized bed. For a complete |
| Maybe I had watched too many episodes of | | | | camping experience, every site offers a screened |
| "Little House on the Prairie" as a child but what I | | | | and equipped camp kitchen, hand pumped water, |
| love to do more than anything is homesteading. I | | | | private outhouse, outdoor shower, campfire and |
| love gardening, raising animals, quilting, gathering | | | | s'mores. |
| firewood, baking bread in a wood cookstove and | | | | To learn pioneer living first hand, guest may help |
| living close to the land. From this foundation, the | | | | in the organic garden, gather eggs, feed chickens |
| idea of Huckleberry Tent and Breakfast was born. | | | | and goats, learn to sew on a treadle sewing |
| I set out to create a unique North Idaho bed and | | | | machine, cook in a dutch oven, use an |
| breakfast that I, personally, would love to stay at. | | | | old-fashioned clothes washer, gather morel |
| I wanted an old-fashioned camping experience but | | | | mushrooms and berries (in season), make jam, |
| with all the comforts of a traditional bed and | | | | hike the many nature trails or just relax and |
| breakfast. A place where people could have a | | | | enjoy the outdoors. |
| good night's sleep but also enjoy a campfire, | | | | My dream is to offer an alternative to the hectic, |
| pump water by hand, view the stars and just get | | | | fast-paced modern world. My hope is to create a |
| back to the simple way of life. | | | | place where people can come to reconnect with |
| First, I decided to have only 3 canvas wall tents | | | | life, land and spirit. |
| on my end-of-the-road 42 acres to ensure a | | | | |