It has arrived! The September issue is packed full of great articles, tips and even a yummy recipe. Our website has undergone an update and you can now read each article or view the magazine in flip page format! It is my sincere hope that you enjoy this issue and remember...enjoy every sunset! Click here to read! To access all Cool Tears back issues, click here. September 2018 stories Letter from the Editor: Back to School=Camping Therapy Recipe: Teardrop Camp Potatoes Featu

Letter from the Editor: Sarah Tucker Well it's that time of year! Back to School has come and gone with a lot of changes at our house. We have a 4th grader and a 6th grader now and it is true that each year is flying faster than the year before. More than that, I accepted a job in the behavior department of my daughters school. While the position is not stressful, it is intense and is not easy to simply walk away from it at the final bell. Enter camping! I've always enjoyed c

by: Nicholas Tilleman Nicholas and Liz Tillemans have always enjoyed traveling and camping, so several years ago they bought a 5 X 8 teardrop trailer. It served them well until their son, Graham, now 7, outgrew it. After making several modifications to their first teardrop, Nick decided he wanted to design and build his own camper. When he put pencil to paper on an original design and started a mock-up, he knew he was in for a daunting task. It took a lot of planning and many

by: Pat Marsh We all have been there—poised with our camera, searching for that perfect shot. You know the one: the photo you show all your friends and family as you share the story of where and how you took it—what you had to go through to get the shot, and how they can find a similar image on their camera screen. You tell them about catching the light, creating the composition, and finding the subject matter, all positioned just perfectly, as if you created it, or at least

Potatoes are a camping comfort food, hearty and delicious. They great with breakfast or as a side dish for another meal. Who doesn’t love a serving of your favorite, yummy potatoes? This recipe can be made in a Dutch Oven, a medium or 12-inch cast iron skillet with lid, cooked either on a camp stove or over a camp fire. Serves 4 – 6 · 5 pounds potatoes – baby or small white or red-skinned potatoes (about 1 3/4-inch diameter), scrubbed, cut into quarters · 1 onion – diced · On