There is a cycle of the life of a student. Fall semester is exciting, and you feel refreshed after summer sun and fun. Things get going, and you realize that the excitement is over and you're stressed out from preparing outlines and preparing for finals. Winter break gives you a breather, and the beginning of the spring semester is mostly kept busy by your counting down the days til spring break.

All of a sudden, you're at the last week of classes and the weather becomes more welcoming than the long days of New Hampshire winter. What does this mean? Some people take this opportunity to take a day or two off for a trip down to Boston or Portsmouth or spending a day watching movies at home. Another great idea to give you that last breath before spring finals is camping. More specifically, camping at Bear Brook State Park.

The largest developed state park in New Hampshire, Bear Brook is located in Allenstown. The state park offers a plentiful variety of activities from canoeing on the Catamount Ponds,, 15-target archery ranges, a one and quarter mile, twenty station fitness course, and hiking trails throughout the over 10,000 acres.

Camping is offered to individuals, families, and youth groups with your choice of camping experiences such as primitive camping, cabin rentals, full-service RV hookups, and lean-to's. Online reservations can be made 24 hours a day at the New Hampshire State Parks website. Rates at Bear Brook are $23 per night, and $10 per additional person so going in a group is more economical (as well as fun anyways).

Talk it up and talk it out, and you'll likely to find a handful of people that'd be interested to share the New Hampshire outdoors with you. It's a great way to get out of town for a while to clear your head before you plunge yourself into a few weeks of finals delirium.