Kevin and Roxanne
Seagull Lake Trip: BWCA from the perspective of a novice
Kevin and the boys were making plans for their annual BWCA father-son canoe trip and I decided to tag along.
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Kevin and Roxanne
Jul 25, 20209 min read
Minnesota's North Shore: Top Things to Do
Lake Superior, the closest thing Minnesota has to an ocean with rugged shorelines as well as rocky and sandy beaches, dramatic scenery.
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Kevin and Roxanne
Jul 13, 20205 min read
Blue Mounds State Park: Bison, native prairie, quartzite cliffs, and one brave pocket gopher
The abundant prairie wildflowers, the bison herd, and Sioux Quartzite cliffs are a few of the features of this park.
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Kevin and Roxanne
Jun 30, 20205 min read
Beaver Creek Valley State Park- connect to nature, disconnect from your phone, eat a s'more or two
A spring-fed trout stream winds through the park at the base of the steep valley, defining the interesting features of this park.
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Kevin and Roxanne
Jun 22, 20203 min read
Fort Snelling State Park at Bdote: Right in our Backyard
The historic fort is up on the river bluff, while the state park sits below along the rivers.
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Kevin and Roxanne
Jun 19, 20208 min read
Top 10+ Grand Marais - Classic "Up North" Minnesota
Grand Marais has so much to offer, from its beautiful setting on a Lake Superior bay, to it's quirky atmospher and shops. This town is the
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Kevin and Roxanne
Jun 7, 20203 min read
Mental and Physical Health Break at Afton State Park
Afton State Park is an easy trip from the Twin Cities. Wear your hiking shoes and hit the trails that range from bluffs to prairie.
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Kevin and Roxanne
May 24, 20203 min read
Ghost-Quarry along a Wild River: Banning State Park
The park straddles 10 miles of the Kettle River, which has carved out dramatic sandstone rock formations and potholes in the landscape.
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Kevin and Roxanne
May 22, 20203 min read
Sand, sand and more sand at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore
I remember first seeing photos of the endless sand slopes leading down to the azure blue lakeshore on a friend’s Facebook page. I was...
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Kevin and Roxanne
May 17, 20203 min read
Country Hiking at Whitetail Woods and Vermillion Highlands
Yesterday we got out early for our #travelnear hike, to try to beat the rainclouds and the crowd of people who have been getting out in...
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Kevin and Roxanne
May 11, 20201 min read
Hidden Falls Regional Park - St. Paul
This is a quick little jaunt and about as small of a thing as you'd want but does offer some interesting options and has some fun...
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Kevin and Roxanne
May 8, 20203 min read
Seriously, go take a HIKE!
It's spring and the weather is GORGEOUS out there! What are you waiting for? Get out there on those hiking trails! We’ve been exploring...
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Kevin and Roxanne
May 6, 20209 min read
Getting Rocked on the SHT, or, Down and Out on the Superior Hiking Trail
Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful. I’ve worked some shit out on the trail. I have cried and left untold secrets to the trees...
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Kevin and Roxanne
Apr 29, 20207 min read
Top 10 Road Trips
Our family has a love-hate relationship with road trips. We are not that family doing sing-a-longs with smiles on our faces as we merrily...
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Kevin and Roxanne
Apr 26, 20203 min read
Spring is Blooming at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
Today’s #covidexploring took us to an old favorite, Nerstrand Big Wood State Park. Kevin’s parents moved to Nerstrand (after many years...
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Kevin and Roxanne
Apr 25, 20202 min read
#covidexploring: Minneapolis Veteran's Home Historic District
Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go..... We are all getting out more to explore our own neighborhoods as a...
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Kevin and Roxanne
Apr 22, 20202 min read
Bison, wild horses, badlands and magic: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
The other day I ran across some photos of our 2010 summer road trip, which included a stop at Theodore Roosevelt National Park and I had...
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Kevin and Roxanne
Apr 13, 20202 min read
BWCA Boys Trip - Basecamp
We paddled around Horseshoe and down into Vista - spent much time in camp just kind of lollygaggin'.
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Kevin and Roxanne
Apr 10, 20203 min read
4 Day Paddle - Little Indian Sioux River N
The sun came out to stay as we set up camp and dried out our things in the strong breeze that had been following us and building all day.
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Kevin and Roxanne
Apr 10, 20204 min read
Sioux-Hustler Trail - Lollipop Loop 32 miles
I saw no-one else the rest of the day, no hikers, no canoes. Just a few ruffed grouse beating in the woods.
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