Wild River State Park has 18 miles of frontage on the St. Croix River near Center City MN.

It's been 26 years since Kevin and I took off on our first real big adventure together--- a 3-month trip through Europe

The Big Bog is the largest bog area in the lower 48 states. Home to carnivorous and medicinal plants, the Big Bog boardwalk gives you a peek

Everywhere where we are in this country - and many others - is on stolen land. This is apparent nearly everywhere one goes. It doesn't take

Lake Shetek is the largest lake in SW Minnesota and makes for a good base to visit Jeffers Petroglyphs and Pipestone National Monument.

Kevin and the boys were making plans for their annual BWCA father-son canoe trip and I decided to tag along.

Lake Superior, the closest thing Minnesota has to an ocean with rugged shorelines as well as rocky and sandy beaches, dramatic scenery.

Memories from a trip to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico several decades ago.

The abundant prairie wildflowers, the bison herd, and Sioux Quartzite cliffs are a few of the features of this park.

A spring-fed trout stream winds through the park at the base of the steep valley, defining the interesting features of this park.

I remember first seeing photos of the endless sand slopes leading down to the azure blue lakeshore on a friend’s Facebook page. I was...

It's spring and the weather is GORGEOUS out there! What are you waiting for? Get out there on those hiking trails! We’ve been exploring...

Our family has a love-hate relationship with road trips. We are not that family doing sing-a-longs with smiles on our faces as we merrily...

Today’s #covidexploring took us to an old favorite, Nerstrand Big Wood State Park. Kevin’s parents moved to Nerstrand (after many years...

The other day I ran across some photos of our 2010 summer road trip, which included a stop at Theodore Roosevelt National Park and I had...

Viñales is a wonderful small town situated in the Pinar del Rio province - a lush landscape of curious steep-sided vegetated hills.

Nothing screams “I’m a tourist” like a ride in an obnoxiously bright colored classic convertible car, but this is a must-do.

If you are a US Citizen, you can legally travel to Cuba under one of eleven approved travel categories.

Traveling in Cuba is safe, sometimes confusing, challenging, magical, and always rewarding (for us anyway).