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Camping in Wild River State Park, MN

October 7, 2018 by Claire Leave a Comment

Here's how we spent a weekend camping and hiking in Wild River State Park on the St. Croix! It's an excellent location to see the fall foliage in Minnesota.We went camping last weekend for the first time in forever! The last time we camped was on our way out to California in 2017… that feels like a long time ago. So we packed our car on Friday afternoon and drove up to Wild River State Park. It’s northeast of the Twin Cities on the St. Croix River (and the Wisconsin border). Wild River is not the most well-known park in that area, but it’s just as beautiful with the fall foliage IMO.

Is this “travel post” just an excuse to show you gorgeous pictures of autumn in MN and try to convince you to visit? Pretty much. No shame, I love where I live and I love sharing it with you :P… Read More »

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: camping, hiking, Minnesota, nature, travel, US

Call Me Weird, But I Hate Hot Weather

May 26, 2018 by Claire Leave a Comment

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E and I in our natural habitat: a cold December day in the Flatirons

This is random, but then again, so are most things I post on my blog these days. But does anyone else actually NOT like the heat? It’s hit 90 for the past couple of days here and I am miserable. Anything over 75 is pretty much too hot for me.

While I can’t get enough of cold, ice, and snow–you’ll find me out for a walk every day, bundled up appropriately of course–I have been practically hidden inside since this heat wave hit. Some people in the winter carefully chart the shortest courses from their house, to their car, to work, to the store, back home again for the evening. They spend as little time outside as possible in cold. That’s me, but in the summer.… Read More »

Filed Under: Personal Tagged With: climate change, Minnesota, nature, personal, weather

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