Looking for the perfect winter getaway? Look no further than the sleepy Lake Superior town of Grand Marais, Minnesota. Grand Marais is tucked away in the northeast corner of the Minnesota, with some of the best cross country skiing, waterfall hiking, and backcountry snowshoeing in the continental United States. Hi there, a newer version of … More Five Reasons to Visit Grand Marais This Winter: Trail Guide
Winter is for hauntings. It is the season of candle light and barely days and long, cold nights. A dark sky spits snow and trees dance in the wind like spirits, clattering on the roof in their violent ballet. We all draw close and firelight flickers. I burn a balsam candle with the thought that … More Haunted Season
There is something magical about the idea of rushing water brought to a complete standstill. Frozen waterfalls sound like something out of a fairytale, unique to places like Alaska or Norway. Under the radar and off the beaten path, one of the best locations for chasing frozen waterfalls is tucked away in Northern Minnesota. Hi … More Frozen Waterfalls of the Minnesota North Shore: Trail Guide
I used to want to live in Alaska. I’ve had this wild romantic dream of living in the cold, a dark winter with candles burning to keep the light alive. Spiky conifers, somewhere by a northern sea, with howling wind and breaching whales and ice. This more or less scratches the same itch, minus the … More November, from Pandemic Winter
Temperatures drop, half the trail population moves inside, and it becomes time to reconsider the gear you need for cold weather camping. Recently, I got back from a fall expedition to Isle Royale National Park, where temperatures got down to 25 degrees Farenheit. Here’s the cold weather gear worth spending money on, and cheats to … More Best Cold Weather Camping Gear: what you need, and where to save money
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