outdoors

• July 21, 2011

  Isle Royale: Trip Overview

  The Trip Last week, I was able to cross something off my bucket list: visit Isle Royale National Park.  I spent a week in the wilderness with 5 friends on a backpacking adventure on this 45-mile long island in the northwest corner of Lake Superior – the world’s largest lake.  To get to the island,…

• July 8, 2011

  Back-PACK-ing: Food, Fears & Packing Woes

  Tonight I am prepping for my very first week-long backpacking trip coming up in just a few days!  We leave on Saturday to drive to Copper Harbor, at the tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  From there, we take a ferry on Sunday morning to Isle Royale National Park.  Once we land on the island, we…

• April 30, 2011

  Playing in the Dirt and Sunshine

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