Adventures & Hiking
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When the Trail Tackles You
I’ve been tackled by the trail more times than I’d like to admit. Ankle pops, mud baths, and one legendary hair-do trail angel later, here’s what backpacking the SHT actually taught me.
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Foraging for Spring Wild Edibles on Minnesota’s North Shore
Last weekend, my friend Sue and I went foraging for wild edibles on Minneosta’s North Shore at the North House Folk School in Grand Marais. The class was called Foraging for Spring Wild Edibles and I had been trying to get into it for three years. This year, I finally vowed to get registered. The…
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Afton State Park: Hidden Gem Near the Twin Cities
You know how time just passes by in the blink of an eye? It had been somewhere around eight to ten years since I had last set foot in Afton State Park. I’m still trying to figure out exactly how long it had been, because that first visit was the one that changed my life…