Trip Report: Winter Camping at Tettegouche State Park
In March of 2021 as a family we went up to the North Shore Lake Superior here in Minnesota and did some winter camping at Tettegouche State Park at the Baptism River campground (the...
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Campground / Minnesota State Parks / Northern Minnesota / Trip Reports
by nate · Published January 4, 2022
In March of 2021 as a family we went up to the North Shore Lake Superior here in Minnesota and did some winter camping at Tettegouche State Park at the Baptism River campground (the...
Campground / Southern Minnesota / Trip Reports
by nate · Published March 22, 2018 · Last modified January 4, 2022
The lessons of the cold are not quickly forgotten and time spent with my kids is always valuable time. There is value in growing confidence in knowing how to not only survive in adverse conditions, but how to thrive–simple trips like this winter trip are the first lessons in this.
Campground / Trip Reports / Winter Camping Symposium
by nate · Published November 7, 2017 · Last modified January 4, 2022
TL;DR: First time visiting the winter camping Symposium. The Winter Camping Symposium attracts a really cool group of like minded people; everyone in the group is very friendly, respectful, and willing to compare notes on...
Hiking / Northern Minnesota / Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) / Trip Reports
by nate · Published October 25, 2017 · Last modified January 4, 2022
TL;DR – This was a great trip, we covered quite a few miles in less time then we expected, the trail was super muddy, didn’t see many other hikers out, completed early, and had...
This was the 4th year that the church my wife and I attend (Cross of Glory) has gone to the BWCA as a men’s group; for the first 2 years the Church entered via...
BWCA / Northern Minnesota / Trip Reports
by nate · Published August 29, 2017 · Last modified January 4, 2022
Day 0 (August 2nd – Wednesday) I loaded up my Wenonah Minnesota II canoe on top of my 2012 Honda civic, which looks exceptionally funny with the canoe being significantly longer than my car....
BWCA / Campground / Northern Minnesota / Trip Reports
by nate · Published May 31, 2017 · Last modified January 4, 2022
At the beginning of May 2017 I visited Fall Lake Campground near Ely, Minnesota with my 3.5 year old son Jackson. Day 1 (Thursday) We left Hopkins, Minnesota around 930am with the intent of...
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