by Melanie McManus | Sep 13, 2019 | Canoeing/Kayaking, Stories, Wisconsin
Read This Article On The Star Tribune The Wisconsin River churns through Wisconsin Dells and Lake Delton as it winds throughout the state. And it’s here, along a five-mile stretch, that the river passes the incredibly beautiful “dells” formations...
by Melanie McManus | Aug 23, 2019 | Hiking, Minnesota, Stories
Read This Article On The Star Tribune The Border Route Trail is a 65-mile hiking trail that runs through the Boundary Waters. And specifically, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, or BWCAW, which lies between Minnesota and Ontario, Canada. Many people canoe the...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 21, 2019 | Arizona, Hiking, Stories
Read This Article On The Chicago Tribune The Arizona Trail runs through the Grand Canyon. So if you decide to do a thru-hike of the Arizona Trail, or AZT, one bonus is that you’ll get to hike down to the floor of the canyon and back out again. I was fortunate...
by Melanie McManus | Nov 1, 2019 | Arizona, Hiking, Stories, United States
Read This Article On The Star Tribune Some people dream of hiking the Grand Canyon rim to rim. That is, hiking from its South Rim to its North Rim, or vice-versa. And some of these intrepid souls will eventually achieve their dream. I was once such a...
by Melanie McManus | Jan 25, 2019 | Exploring and Experiencing, Stories, United States, Wisconsin
Read This Article On The Chicago Tribune Ice caves abound every winter in Wisconsin’s 8,600-acre Kickapoo Valley Reserve. That’s because the reserve has an abundance of groundwater. And it’s scarred with steep stream valleys, sandstone and limestone...
by Melanie McManus | Nov 18, 2018 | Exploring and Experiencing, Stories, United States, Washington DC
Read This Article On The Star Tribune Many people know what they want to see when visiting Washington, D.C. It’s classic sites such as the Washington Monument, Congress and the Smithsonian museums. But there are many other really cool, but lesser-known,...
