Hiking Merit Badge 20 Miler | Minneapolis Parks

HIKE DETAILS LENGTH 20 milesDIFFICULTY mostly flat and paved, with dirt options and a few hillsDATE HIKED October 4, 2020MAIN FEATURES Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, Theodore Wirth Park, Chain of Lakes. Start location - 2601 Theodore Wirth Parkway:  Sunset Park Last week, some friends and I backpacked the 35ish mile Sioux Hustler Trail in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. It … Continue reading Hiking Merit Badge 20 Miler | Minneapolis Parks

Hiking From Minnesota to Wisconsin Across the St Croix River Bridge

TRIP DETAILS  LENGTH 10 miles DIFFICULTY  Easy DATE  March 4, 2018 MAIN FEATURES Flat multi-use trail, accessible to all levels.  Windy! There is only person I can go on an unplanned 10 mile hike with.   This person escalates everything into a full fledged adventure and swears that every bald eagle I see is actually a vulture or … Continue reading Hiking From Minnesota to Wisconsin Across the St Croix River Bridge

Belle Isle, Richmond Virginia

TRIP DETAILS  LENGTH 2 miles DIFFICULTY Easy, very accessible DATE  Jan 18, 2018 MAIN FEATURES Flat urban trail, accessible to all hiking and biking levels.  Sun! There’s something so lovely about witnessing the power of mother nature taking back her space with her vines, rust and ability to move just about anything she wants back into place.  I'm currently … Continue reading Belle Isle, Richmond Virginia