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“Glamping” is camping in high style. ©Wilderness Safaris.

There used to be two opposite ends on the travel-comfort continuum: Starting on the left, there were those who didn’t mind camping out in the backcountry. And at the far right terminus were those who preferred a private cabin on a luxury cruise, complete with a bed dressed in Egyptian cotton sheets and a down blanket. Never, it seemed, would the two types of traveler meet. The new trend of “glamping,” however, has changed all that.

A couple of months ago I wrote about some of my family’s favorite adventure vacation spots. Well, since it’s turning out to be a long, hot summer with no break in gas prices in sight, I thought I’d share a few more laid-back locales that are big on nature adventure and family fun.

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