lots of camping trips and trips to ranches with girl scouts,which i was in till age 18 or 19.yes,there were horses.i had horses at home,too.never lived near an amusement park,but visited hershey chocolate town and disneyland with my troop.we went all over-from upstate new york,to wyoming.a very active troop.yes,we worked all winter long doing bake sales and so on to earn money for these ambitious summer trips.our leader was dynamic and took us everywhere!trips lasted about 2 weeks,the wyoming trips,longer.never was homesick-too much to see and do,plus my mom was an assistant and my mom and brother usually came with us.