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  • image of a tent on isle royale when kayak camping isle royale in the fall

    How to Choose the Best Tent (by an outdoor guide!)

    January 18, 2025

    Looking for the best budget tents on the market? Here are the best camping tents for backpacking, car camping, and more

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  • Beginner’s Backpacking Checklist (By an Outdoor Guide!)

    January 1, 2025

    The ultimate packing list and tips for a beginner 2-5 day backpacking trip written by an outdoors guide!

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  • How to Backpack and Camp on your Period (Detailed Guide!)

    May 23, 2024

    For a complete guide to how to backpack and camp on your period, read this article!

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  • Views from Little Sand Bay, family beach campground on the great lakes

    15 Incredible Campsites on the Great Lakes

    March 9, 2023

    Looking for the best places to camp in the Great Lakes? Check out the most beautiful Great Lakes Campsites & Great Lakes camping trip ideas!

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📍Wisconsin Northwoods
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how I ended up in the Midwest, and liking it✨🥾 (abridged version) 

[photo no 6 shot by @emksks (edit by me), 5 shot by Andy (my partner), others shot by me]

#midwest #adventure #outdoors
Beginner backpacking tips🏕️🥾🏜️ Video Beginner backpacking tips🏕️🥾🏜️

Video from a trip with @explorenborgen 

#hiking #backpacking #camping
Paddling season PSA, what’d I miss?🌊✨ #kay Paddling season PSA, what’d I miss?🌊✨

#kayak #canoe #adventure #greatlakes
I get followed by a stranger in the woods🙃 par I get followed by a stranger in the woods🙃

part 2/2 on my solo road trip last spring, you can find part one back a few posts.

📍traditional and cultural homelands of the Shawnee, Cherokee and Osage
Week in the desert camera roll 📸🎞️ with @e Week in the desert camera roll 📸🎞️ with @explorenborgen 

1- camp 
2- a waterfall (shot by @explorenborgen )
3- early morning 
4- a stream in the desert 
5- lounging (shot by @explorenborgen )
6- sunrise @ arches 
7- @explorenborgen shows me around a park
8- desert flower
9- first light 
10- sunrise @glampingcanyonlands 
11- a canyon
12- breakfast of champions 
13- 15- the real reason to visit the desert 🦖

📍traditional and cultural homelands of the Ute, Southern Paiute, and Pueblo peoples
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