Combining a love of camping and sisterhood, a group of 30 women from six Southeast states glammed up their vintage trailers at Wind Creek State Park as part of Sisters on the Fly, a social outdoor club for women.
The two slogans of the group are “making girls out of women” and “we have more fun than anyone.” The rule is no men, no kids and be nice. With more than 9,000 members nationwide, participants may form a bond with women they have never met.
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