Category Archives: Outdoor Guides
How to Prevent Blisters When Hiking and Backpacking
After a lifetime of hiking without ever getting blisters, it finally happened. By lunchtime on [...]
Sep
Dehydrating Your Own Backpacking Meals & Recipes (for Beginners)
We’ve all been there, wandering through the dehydrated meal aisle in an outdoors store searching [...]
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Aug
Best Sleeping Bear Dunes Hiking: Alligator Hill Hiking Trail Guide
As a child, Lake Michigan was my playground on hot summer days. For years, I [...]
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Jun
Best Place to Sell Used Outdoor Gear: Geartrade Review
Wait! Before you throw out that outdoor gear that no longer brings you joy, why [...]
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Dec
12 Simple Steps to Create a Superior Hiking Trail Backpacking Food Plan
Does the idea of planning your food for your Superior Hiking Trail backpacking trip stress [...]
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Oct
Hiking in Minnesota: Ely’s Peak Loop Trail
Find out why the Ely’s Peak Loop Trail is a local favorite for hiking in [...]
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Sep
Superior Hiking Trail Packing List: A Prepared Girl’s Guide
The Superior Hiking Trail stretches over 300 miles, from Canada to Wisconsin, through Minnesota. It [...]
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Sep
Voyageurs National Park Houseboat Packing List: A Complete Guide
So, you’ve booked your houseboat rental for Voyageurs National Park. It’s going to be absolutely [...]
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Jun
What to Wear Hiking in Summer: A Prepared Girl’s Guide
At the end of a 22 mile hike along the treacherous Kalalau Trail in Kauai, [...]
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Apr
Best Sleeping Bag Alternative: Rumpl Nanoloft Blanket Review
Do you feel claustrophobic when you’re in a sleeping bag? Or, overheat easily when you’re [...]
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Feb