by adventuretoward | Aug 30, 2014 | Canada, Canoeing/Kayaking, Exploring and Experiencing, New Brunswick, Stories
Read This Article On The Star Tribune The Bay of Fundy, which lies between the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, features the world’s highest tides. Twice daily, they change as much as 53 feet (16 m). That’s the height of a five-story...
by adventuretoward | Jul 27, 2014 | Hiking, Stories, United States, Wisconsin
Read This Article On The Star Tribune Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail, or IAT, winds some 1,150 miles around the state. The trail traces the terminal moraine of the last glaciation, which ended some 12,000 years ago. The IAT encompasses woodlands, prairie and farm...
by adventuretoward | Apr 4, 2014 | Alabama, Biking, Mississippi, Stories, Tennessee, United States
Read This Article On The Star Tribune The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile (715-km) parkway and one of America’s 150 National Scenic Byways. It follows the route of the original Natchez Trace, a transportation corridor used from 1800-1820. A trip along the...
by adventuretoward | Mar 14, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
Estamos en España! I’m here in Spain to update my app guidebook on the Vía de la Plata (VDLP), one of Spain’s five main Caminos to Santiago de Compostela. I’ve always dreamed of taking each of my three kids with me, separately, on the VDLP. Since they’re all young...
by adventuretoward | Mar 15, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
Today dawned sunny and cool. We had about 17 miles ahead of us, including hiking up to the highest point on the entire VDLP. Fueled by cafe con leches, we headed out around 9 a.m. Since I was last here in 2011, much has changed (for the better). There are several new...
