In April my mom and I made the drive down to Florida to visit my brother and his family. The trip had a few different threads running through it. Wetlands and wildlife, history, space, and time with people who matter. This post covers the first two.
In February my friend David’s wife reached out to see if I could make it up to the Fargo and Moorhead area to surprise…
Indiana Dunes National Park had been on the list for a while. A couple of hours from central Illinois, it felt close enough to…
Iowa’s newest state park, Blackburn State Park, lies 3 miles northeast of Thurman. William R. (Bill) and Sara Blackburn generously donated a large parcel…
While this location is more of an area than a physical spot, the Mogollon Rim is well-known by anyone who spends time in Arizona,…
Woke up to snow on the ground, a surprising sight I was not ready for. I am quite ready for spring to be here…
Campfires always bring people together as does camping. This last weekend was my first annual Freeze Your Butt Off campout or FYBO for short.…
Why the Southwest? The American Southwest is unmatched for ghost town hunting. The combination of a mining boom in the mid to late 1800s,…
Sometimes the best camping trips are the ones you almost talk yourself out of. A stretch of unusually warm weather in what had been…
Some of the best hikes happen by invitation only. During a trip to the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City, I got…