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  • Weekend Guide to the Shawnee National Forest, IL

    May 23, 2024

    Looking for the best hikes, campsites, and things to do in the Shawnee National Forest? Read this article for a guide to visiting the Shawnee National Forest!

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AD/ Lake Superior adventure notesā˜€ļøā¤µļø I s AD/ Lake Superior adventure notesā˜€ļøā¤µļø I strongly recommend booking a guided tour for this route with @keweenawadventure ! Lake Superior is cold, the weather patterns can be difficult to read, and waves often kick up with little warning. Itā€™s really important to paddle a sea kayak, or a boat with bulkheads or sealed pockets of air in the front and backā€” this way if you capsize your boat wonā€™t sink out from under you and with deep water self rescue skills, or a guide who can help you, you can get back in and paddle to safety. A sea kayak alone isnā€™t enough! You also need safety gear such as a bilge pump, paddle float, and knowledge of rescues and how to use that safety gear. Check out @visit_keweenaw ā€™s Keweenaw Pasty Trail! 12 pasties, an epic route, and all the glory! Tragically I made it to pasty number four before I had to tap outšŸ¤£ After any hard day on the water or trail honestly nothing feels better than a sauna! @takkasaunas Superior location is right on the Lake and a perfect sunset spot! @visit_keweenaw #michigan #adventure
AD/ solo trip with @visit_keweenaw Hereā€™s what AD/ solo trip with @visit_keweenaw Hereā€™s what Iā€™ve been up toā€¦ 1- paddled the gorgeous 12-mile route to Montreal Falls, which cascades directly into Lake Superior! This route has been on my list since my first summer working as a sea kayaking guide back in 2018.Ā  This is an exposed route on a Great Lake! Deep water self-rescue skills and a kayak with bulkheads is a MUST. Book a guided tour with @keweenawadventure 2- Lots of solo hiking! I love Mt. Baldy, a six-mile route from Eagle Harbor and O Kun-De-Kun Falls! Also recommend the new Cliff View Trail at @mountbohemia and the Berry Picker Trail on Brockway Mountain. Find more trail resources on the @visit_keweenaw website! 3- Last winter I visited @takkasaunas on the Portage Canal, and this week I headed up to their sauna on Lake Superior for a sunset session and WOW!! I got so lucky with the sunset and the feeling of solo swimming in the lake to this!?? Unbeatable (Thanks to sauna guide Megan for being the coolest ever!!)Ā  4- Long walks on the beach :)Ā  The Great Sand Bay in the Keweenaw is one of my favorite places on earth 5- Solo dinner @lake_effect_barandgrill In 2018 after my first year working as a sea kayak guide I did my first ever solo trip up here to the Keweenaw and had my first ever solo meal in a restaurant at this place. Now, seven years later it felt kind of serendipitous to come back and retrace my steps.Ā  6- I ate too many pastiesĀ  My friends at @visit_keweenaw slipped me a brochure for the Keweenaw Pasty Trail and for a brief and shining moment I did consider trying to eat 12 pasties in four days. I didnā€™t make it that far, but my favorites were from Jenā€™s Kitchen in Calumet, Mohawk Superette in Mohawk and Kruppā€™s Mini Mart in Toivola.Ā  7- Did some shopping in Houghton!Ā  @down_wind_sports is one of my favorite outdoor shops/used gear spots, and I was actually on a mission to find new trail runners and ended up at @queencityrunningco_hgt ! From here, I grabbed a Great Lakes shipwreck book from @blackicecomics , new yarn from Sew Irresistible, and some @keweenawcoffee ! 8- Mocktails at the new @smallcraftco in Houghton!Ā  #lakesuperior #keweenaw #solofemaletravel
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morning coffee somewhere special šŸ«¶šŸ»ā˜•ļø 1 morning coffee somewhere special šŸ«¶šŸ»ā˜•ļø 1- Lummi Island 2- Bean & Bear Overlook 3- Copeland Islands 4- Stockton Island, guiding overnight trips with @lostcreekadventures 5- @elycabincollective [hosted] 6- Canyonlands 7- the Porkies 8- Jones Island 9- BWCAW 10- Desolation Sound 11- Wyalusing State Park 12- @escapeinaframe [hosted] 13- Frankfort
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