Category Archives: Outdoors

A woman is hiking in desert area with mountains in the distance. Her back is turned to the camera. She's wearing a backpack and looking at a map.
20 Essential Outdoor Adventure Safety Tips

20 Tips to Stay Safe in the Outdoors While there are many barriers that prevent [...]

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16
Oct
Prepared Girl's Guide - Day Hike Packing List
Day Hike Packing List: A Prepared Girl’s Guide

Essential Gear for Your Day Hike Packing List When I first started hiking, I had [...]

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05
Oct
3 Days in Grand Marais Minnesota (for hikers!)
3 Days in Grand Marais Minnesota (For Hikers!)

Perfect Outdoorsy Weekend in Grand Marais Looking for a getaway to an adorable harbor town [...]

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26
Sep
Car Camping 101: An Essential Guide

Want to give car camping a try but you don’t know where to start? It [...]

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20
Sep
What is the Best Face Mask for Hikers?

One positive thing that has come from this pandemic is that more and more people [...]

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09
Aug
Marveling at the sunset is one of the best things to do in Badlands National Park
11 Awe-Inspiring Things to Do in Badlands National Park

With pink cotton candy colored clouds visually melting across the sky above the jagged rock [...]

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26
Jul
Unforgettable Things to Do in Levi Finland in Winter (for non-skiers!)
8 Unforgettable Outdoorsy Things to Do in Levi Finland in Winter (That Arenā€™t Skiing!)

With 718 lakes, 2053 saunas, and more than 20 kilometers of winter walking and fat [...]

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14
Jul
How to Avoid Getting Eaten Alive by Mosquitoes and Ticks for Hikers

With the longer days and warmer temperatures comes the inevitable onslaught of mosquitoes. It’s an [...]

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20
Jun
Bright blue sky as seen from the bottom of Korouoma Canyon near Rovaniemi in winter. Along the snowy canyon wall are giant frozen waterfalls among the trees.
Unique & Wonderful Winter Activities in Rovaniemi Finland

There was no question in my mind that I would make a stop in the [...]

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17
May
How to choose between Levi and Rovaniemi when visiting Lapland in winter! Image of me hiking in deep snow in a forest overlooking a frozen lake with sun shining on me.
What is the Best Place to Visit in Lapland in Winter?

Levi or Rovaniemi? When I excitedly scanned my DNA results, my eyes stopped when I [...]

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12
Apr