Author: Andy Sorensen

Flash and Boom

Flash and Boom

CRASH, BOOM, CRACKLE. Those are the sounds I heard last night after waking up to a series of flashes outside our tent. I am likely being a bit dramatic for literary emphasis, but, regardless, waking up to lightning in the distance is A) something I am not commonly used to in Washington State, and B)…

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Paddling into the Abyss

Paddling into the Abyss

After departing Minneapolis, we headed to Wisconsin to paddle our SUPs through caves on the cliffsides of Lake Superior.  We picked a campsite between Bayfield, WI, and Duluth, MN, since we also wanted to check out the city rated by Outside Magazine as the number 1 outdoor city in 2014. The campground, named Bark N’…

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H20 Rejuvenation at Voyageurs National Park

H20 Rejuvenation at Voyageurs National Park

For the sake of our sanity, health, and trip constitution, it was really important that the camp site after our Minnesota Mosquito Haven be a bit more fun and enjoyable.  Fortunately, Voyageurs National Park has been exactly that. We arrived at Wooden Frog State Park 2 nights ago.  It is one of the best paid…

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Defeated by the Minnesota State Bird

Defeated by the Minnesota State Bird

After leaving the North Dakota Badlands at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, we embarked on the section of our road trip that we have been long dreading… a monotonous drive through the prairie lands of the central US.  We drove through all of North Dakota, going from rolling hills on the West side to absolute flatness…

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Gunnison Funnison

Gunnison Funnison

Good evening from Gunnison, Colorado!  I am currently sipping a glass of champagne while surrounded by amazing granite boulder stacks.  This may be our most adventure-accessible campsite yet.  We have, in order of distance: Sport climbing and bouldering (100’ away), mountain biking (500’ away), hiking (500-1000’ away), and a whitewater park ~.5 miles away. Today…

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