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  • 25 Things to do Sleeping Bear Dunes (by an outdoor guide!)

    March 3, 2025

    the best hiking, overlooks, beaches, places to eat, kayak, and more in the Sleeping Bear Dunes

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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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  • image of wilderness systems pungo at sunset in Big Island Lakes Wilderness

    Wilderness Systems Tempest 165 Review

    May 4, 2022

    Sponsored by Wilderness Systems This summer, I’ll be sea kayaking from Washington to Alaska 1300 miles along the Inside Passage, and my weapon of choice is a Wilderness Systems Tempest 165. The first sea kayak I…

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  • Image of a van on backgrounds on a road trip near Lake Michigan in full fall foliage

    How to Take the Best Great Lakes Fall Road Trip

    October 22, 2021

    Looking for the best fall road trip in the Great Lakes? To hit all of the most beautiful places in the fall at peak color, keep reading!

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  • clear water and ripples with Empire Bluff in the background taken from the water at sleeping bear dunes

    Is Geotagging Ruining the Outdoors?

    April 29, 2021

    Is Geotagging ruining the outdoors? Your refusal to share outdoor locations and trails might be less about protecting the environment than you think.

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guide & writer exploring the midwest🏕
📍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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