Category: Hiking Trails

While the upper Midwest is not well-known for its backpacking, there are some trails well worth exploring. Instead of mountains or slot canyons, you will enjoy waterfalls, lake shorelines, and...

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness is the largest state park in Michigan. Located in the upper peninsula, the park covers 60,000 acres of forest, lakes, and rivers along the shore of Lake Superior. The...

Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of spring and summer weather here in Minnesota. Last year, I used the long weekend to backpack a portion of the Border Route Trail in the Boundary Waters...

White Sands National Park is one of the newest parks to be designated as an official U.S. national park. It was only in 2019 that this national monument was upgraded to National Park status. And of...

Fall in Minnesota is a brief 2-3 week period of hiking amongst bright reds, yellows, and oranges. The temporary transformation of the forests can feel truly magical. If you love hiking through the...

The southwestern corner of Minnesota is often overlooked when it comes to outdoor recreation the state. Admittedly, it can be hard to compete with the pristine remote beauty of the Boundary Waters...