Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.

The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.

The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here -- they generally take place in winter.

The event has taken on an almost postseason feel to it. At Southern Illinois, we had students camping out overnight for a game against Hawaii the next day that didn't start until 11 at night. It's really been remarkable.

It was kind of like camping near a landfill. Everywhere outside of our base of operations was destroyed and everyone was fending for themselves.