It doesn’t get much better than staying in a quiet lakeside cabin. Growing up in Otter Tail County, a county that has more lakes than any other county in the United States, meant that we both spent a large portion of our childhood hanging out...
Anytime you are interacting with and viewing wildlife it can be hit or miss. You can never completely predict what wild animals will do, so signing up on a tour to spot animals in their natural habitat can be a gamble. Husavik, Iceland, is said to...
Spelunking has always been an intriguing adventure to me. First of all, I just love that word. Second, the thought of exploring dark, underground passageways is always an exciting feat. So, when I was researching for our Snæfellsnes peninsula road trip and came across the...
Ever since I was very young, I have been slightly obsessed with puffins. I had an adorable stuffed puffin, which sent this bird to the top of my favorite animal list. Well, that obsession never faded, so I was on a mission to find puffins...
We are never ones to pass up a hot spring experience--we've soaked in waters around the world and are always up for more. Because of Iceland’s active geothermal lands, there are hot springs in every direction. The hot spring varieties are practically endless; you can...
The higher we climbed the more nervous I got. I held the chain as I peered over the edge and thought to myself, “What in the world did we get ourselves into?!” Our path was narrow and rocky, the drop offs on both sides were more...
One adventure that I have avoided since I was a child was horseback riding. When I was younger I did go on several horseback rides, but it wasn’t something that I ever had an itch to do as the years went by. Well, that all changed...
My stomach dropped and I squeaked out a gasping laugh as the glider plane took a nosedive towards the earth. I had asked the pilot if he knew how to perform any crazy tricks and he kindly obliged in providing me with an exhilarating adrenaline...
When we travel, the first thing we look for is access to outdoor adventures. It seems like we've been traveling through a lot of cities lately, which we thoroughly enjoy as well, but there is just something special about connecting with nature that we can't...
Kayaking is always one of our favorite adventures, and we try to get out for a paddle any chance we get. So, when we were road tripping through the Southern Finger Lakes region and had the opportunity to hop in kayaks for an afternoon, we...
Is it possible to road trip the entire Snæfellsnes Peninsula in a day from Reykjavík? That's what we wondered as we set off for the second part of our Iceland road trip. We traded in our Happy Camper for a SADcar (quite comical, no?) and...
Growing up in small town Minnesota meant that most adventures required a bit of driving to reach. Although there are several ski hills within a few hours drive from where we grew up in Pelican Rapids, there was only one that was less than a...
