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The Big Bog and Carnivorous Plants in Northern Minnesota

Kevin and Roxanne

Sep 6, 20205 min read

The Big Bog and Carnivorous Plants in Northern Minnesota

The Big Bog is the largest bog area in the lower 48 states. Home to carnivorous and medicinal plants, the Big Bog boardwalk gives you a peek

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We Are All On Stolen Land: Lake Shetek, Pipestone, Jeffers Petroglyphs - and everywhere.

Kevin and Roxanne

Aug 10, 20204 min read

We Are All On Stolen Land: Lake Shetek, Pipestone, Jeffers Petroglyphs - and everywhere.

Everywhere where we are in this country - and many others - is on stolen land. This is apparent nearly everywhere one goes. It doesn't take

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Lake Shetek State Park: Big lake, dark history and packing up early

Kevin and Roxanne

Aug 10, 20205 min read

Lake Shetek State Park: Big lake, dark history and packing up early

Lake Shetek is the largest lake in SW Minnesota and makes for a good base to visit Jeffers Petroglyphs and Pipestone National Monument.

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Seagull Lake Trip: BWCA from the perspective of a novice

Kevin and Roxanne

Aug 5, 20206 min read

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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Minnesota's North Shore: Top Things to Do

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 21, 20207 min read

Memories of the Yucatan

Memories from a trip to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico several decades ago.

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Blue Mounds State Park: Bison, native prairie, quartzite cliffs, and one brave pocket gopher

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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Beaver Creek Valley State Park- connect to nature, disconnect from your phone, eat a s'more or two

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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Sand, sand and more sand at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore

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 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

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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Spring is Blooming at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

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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Bison, wild horses, badlands and magic: Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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 10, 202012 min read

VIÑALES: Horseback riding and cigars

Viñales is a wonderful small town situated in the Pinar del Rio province - a lush landscape of curious steep-sided vegetated hills.

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Cuba: Top Tips and Things to do in Havana

Kevin and Roxanne

Apr 6, 202015 min read

Cuba: Top Tips and Things to do in Havana

Nothing screams “I’m a tourist” like a ride in an obnoxiously bright colored classic convertible car, but this is a must-do.

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Kevin and Roxanne

Apr 6, 202010 min read

Cuba: Top Tips for a Smooth Trip

If you are a US Citizen, you can legally travel to Cuba under one of eleven approved travel categories.

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Kevin and Roxanne

Apr 5, 20207 min read

Cuba: 9-day trip back in time

Traveling in Cuba is safe, sometimes confusing, challenging, magical, and always rewarding (for us anyway).

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