Michigan has incredible beaches. I’d argue that they’re better than most ocean beaches and you don’t have to deal with salty water and sharks. I’m a born and raised Michigander so the Great Lakes and sandy beaches are just normal to me. But my boyfriend is from Pennsylvania and apparently people from other states don’t […]
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I’m so excited to bring you along on another Texas State Park adventure. This time, my dog Audi and I took a girls-only day trip 1.5 hours west of Dallas to Lake Mineral Wells State Park. Once we passed Fort Worth it was clear that we were already in “cattle country” and endless ranches lined […]
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It’s mid-April and winter is still hanging on in Minnesota. We decided to ignore the fact that it was 28 degrees outside and kickoff our 2022 Minnesota hiking season anyway. Located a little over an hour south of Minneapolis are two state parks, Rice Lake State Park in Owatonna and Sakatah Lake State Park in […]
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Wow. The last few months of 2021 really got away from me. I feel like I spent all of 2020 and most of 2021 filling my time with activities while we waited for the world to get back to normal. While I know this thing is still far from over, that last few months of […]
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This post is going to be a quick overview of Wild River State Park. It’s located along the St. Croix river about an hour north of Minneapolis. We visited for a little Saturday morning hiking but it also has campgrounds, cabins, horseback riding trails, canoeing and cross-country skiing in the winter. The leaves were just […]
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After a year of working from home in Minneapolis, my boyfriend and I took a break from winter and spent a few months in South Carolina before our offices reopen. If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’d know that I am an ‘outdoorsy’ person. Give me some hiking boots and a trail […]
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Huntington Beach State Park is about a twenty minute drive south of Myrtle Beach on the coast of South Carolina. It has 3 miles of beach, campsites, nature trails and wetlands filled with reptiles and birds but what makes it super unique is the castle! Well, “castle.” Atalaya Castle was built in the 1930s as […]
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Hunting Island State Park is the most-visited State Park in South Carolina. The land was originally used as a hunting preserve for the Lowcountry planters and elite. Thus the name, Hunting Island. It’s about a 25-minute drive from Beaufort and there is a ton to do; beaches, camping, a lighthouse, hiking and ATV trails, marsh […]
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We made it to Beaufort! There’s been a lot of talk about people fleeing big cities because of the pandemic and I guess this makes me a statistic. We’ve been here for about a week and our little bungalow has already made a huge difference on our quality of life. Let’s chat about this charming […]
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Last weekend, we visited our 20th Minnesota State Park! I think that’s pretty impressive given that we’ve only lived here  for a year and a half and that Minnesota is covered in three feet of snow most of the time. Our most recent day trip was to Afton State Park, one of the most […]
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