This was supposed to be a post about how on our third attempt, after not even seeing the mountain from our approach in 2021 and then deterred by bad weather in 2023, we finally summited the Wyoming high point. But for reasons you’ll soon read, it didn’t happen. Our planned route was from the GlacierContinue reading “Making Good: Backpacking the Teton Crest Trail”
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In Two Parts: Canoeing Minnesota’s Root River
The North Branch We paddled the North Branch back in 2015 (specifically 5/1/15 and 5/2/15). After driving to Chatfield and locking up our canoe and paddling gear, we drove to Whalen where we left our car and got on our bikes. For most of the Root River there is an accompanying paved bike trail. WeContinue reading “In Two Parts: Canoeing Minnesota’s Root River”
Life is Like a Box of Chocolates: Canoeing the Red Lake River
The Red Lake River flows west out of Lower Red Lake in northwest Minnesota before turning south, dropping down lower into ancient glacial Lake Agassiz, and then eventually meandering northwest to meet up with the Red River of the North in Grand Forks. Three years ago we’d thought about paddling this river and continuing downContinue reading “Life is Like a Box of Chocolates: Canoeing the Red Lake River”
5 weeks out west: Teddy Roosevelt, Yellowstone, Tetons, Zion, and backpacking the John Muir Trail
In 2012, after Erik convinced me we should quit our jobs and spend the summer adventuring, and after doing just that on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, we shifted directions and headed west. Well, technically we first drove back “home” from Fort Kent, Maine, to Minnesota, where we shared time with both of our families.Continue reading “5 weeks out west: Teddy Roosevelt, Yellowstone, Tetons, Zion, and backpacking the John Muir Trail”
Backpacking the Adirondacks + Day Hiking Mount Mansfield
Soon after moving to upstate New York, my husband and I learned about the 46ers – the 46 peaks above 4,000 feet in the Adirondacks. Technically, it’s the 46 peaks initially deemed to be above 4,000 feet. Subsequently three have been to be found just under 4,000 feet (but these still count) and one additionalContinue reading “Backpacking the Adirondacks + Day Hiking Mount Mansfield”
The First One: Day Hiking New York’s Mount Marcy
When I was eight, my cousins moved from Minnesota to Colorado. They talked up the mountains and when I saw pictures of them, I wanted to be there, on top of one, to feel the wind whipping in my face, to look down on the world. I began looking at maps, specifically the Kids RandContinue reading “The First One: Day Hiking New York’s Mount Marcy”
Elspeth Ronnander 