Kevin and Roxanne
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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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 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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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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