Adventure What I’m reading in 2018 - The Complete Idiots Guide to Backpacking and Hiking One of my many New Years resolutions was to get out and hike more and hike smarter, and in the spirit of this goal I picked up Jason Stevenson’s
Adventure Escaping the slump, a return to the trails To be honest, this year hasn’t turned out quite how I might have liked. Many of my trips, upgrades and personal goals have been put on hold for one
Adventure A wild welcome to New Orleans It’s mating season at the New Orleans Audubon Zoo, as we and too many children so unfortunately discovered during our visit Monday, Aug. 14. A pair of particularly frisky
Adventure Eating up the miles — Day 2 on the road to The Big Easy We’re back on the road again today eating up the miles on the way south to The Big Easy. We’ve got just under 530 miles to go today
camp On the road to The Big Easy — Day one We left this morning in a state of blurry-eyed excitement. Our trip today would take us 7.5 hours closer to our final destination New Orleans. We’ve been teasing
camp The shakedown approach to camping prep It’s something we do far too often. Hours from home, we arrive at our secluded campsite only to discover we’ve forgotten something important. It’s more than an
4wd Is less more? Why downsizing can the be right solution The space in my trunk where a great big footlocker containing all my camping gear, tools, and other equipment now sits empty. Actually, I can’t remember the last time
Adventure Thinking about camping out in the cold? Me too After a whirlwind Thanksgiving weekend with my family, Niecie and I were driving home to La Crosse when she asked about camping in the winter. Growing up, we did most
Adventure Dreams of adventure our plans for 2017 As winter sets in, I have plenty of time to make plans for next years adventures. Better plans mean better adventures, less time spent searching for a campsite at midnight,
Adventure A Backyard adventure with my crazy family in Frontenac This summer, Niecie and I got together with my sister Frannie and her husband Dustin for a weekend camping trip up the river in Frontenac State Park. This camping trip
Adventure Into the west - Part 4: Moab, welcome to Jeep heaven “We’re going to Jeep heaven,” kept running through my mind as we departed from Devils Tower on the third day of our journey west. We were on our way
Aeropress Why the Aeropress is the best campsite coffee maker you can buy If you’re anything like me, you can’t get by without a cup of coffee in the morning. During the work week, it’s typically not a problem, I’
4x4 Camping on the Zumbro River an outstanding backyard adventure Places like Canyon Lands and Arches national park are beautiful places to explore, but often times you don’t have to go very far to have a great adventure. There
Badlands Into the west - Part 3: At the devil's feet From Mount Rushmore we drove West, crossing the boarder into Wyoming. I still can’t put my finger on it, but something was different about it. It was quite almost
Badlands Into the west - Part 2: The eyes of giants The bitter mid-May temperatures woke us long before the sun crept over the horizon on day two of our road trip out west. The night before, we’d pitched camp
Badlands Into the west - Part 1: The Badlands In May my girlfriend and I road tripped across the west, hitting sites like Wall Drug, Mount Rushmore, Devils Tower, and Moab to name a few. We did a lot
