by Melanie McManus | Aug 1, 2022 | Hiking, Stories
Read This Article, Published in the Star Tribune My quest to hike all 11 National Scenic Trails hit a snag when I started my thru-hike of NST #5: the Potomac Heritage Trail. It was March 2020 and … I’m sure you know where this is going. The COVID-19...
by Melanie McManus | Dec 2, 2021 | Fitness, Stories
Read This Article, Published on CNN I’ve been working out regularly since I was 21. While a lot of my exercising has been done outdoors – namely, running – I’ve also held a gym membership for years. Gyms are great for group exercise classes, if...
by Melanie McManus | Nov 18, 2021 | Hiking, Stories
Read This Article, Published on CNN You’ll often read that walking is one of the best forms of exercise out there. It’s easy, for one thing. Most of us can walk, unless we’re differently abled. It’s also accessible. You can walk in your house,...
by Melanie McManus | Nov 3, 2021 | Fitness, Stories
Read This Article, Published on CNN Since I’m an active person, many people assume I like working out, and that this has always been the case. But that’s not so. Yet it’s not inaccurate, either. I’ve always enjoyed riding my bike, for example,...
by Melanie McManus | Jun 3, 2021 | Alabama, Hiking, Mississippi, Stories, Tennessee
Meriwether Lewis died here. Aaron Burr did not, but two-and-a-half years after slaying Alexander Hamilton in a duel, he surrendered here. And thousands of Native Americans collectively left their mark when they trekked across this Southern locale during their forced...
by Melanie McManus | Feb 22, 2021 | Michigan, Snowshoeing/Skiing, Stories
I first heard of Bay View a decade ago, when my family was in northwestern Michigan to ski at Boyne Mountain. A National Historic Landmark neighborhood on the shores of Little Traverse Bay, Bay View began life in 1875 as a Methodist summer camp for revivals and...
