One day many, many years ago, I read about a magical hot spring located in the remote lands of Alaska. Trees heavy with snow, steaming waters, and icicles growing on heads of hair, gave way to an otherworldly winter scene, and I knew we had...
Fairbanks is often regarded as one of the best places to see the northern lights, not only in Alaska and the United States but the world. So, it only made sense when we returned to Alaska for another winter visit, that we made searching for...
On our last day in Fairbanks, Alaska, we decided that we were going on an adventure. It didn’t matter that it was -29°F (-33°C) because we were ready to go snowmobiling at the North Pole.Okay…well we weren’t actually heading to the geographic North Pole, but...
After a winter visit to Anchorage, Alaska, we told ourselves that going forward we weren’t going to any more cold weather destinations in the winter. Yes, we had a blast in Anchorage, but we live in frigid Minnesota. A warm winter escape is almost a...
During our weeklong road trip in Door County, Wisconsin, our mission was to explore all the natural beauty the region has to offer as part of the Lands’ End Heritage Tour. While exploring the area, we also found some great places to dine, snack, and...
We recently road tripped to Wisconsin in partnership with Land’s End to join in on the Land’s End Heritage Tour. Our mission was to explore the beauty that the great state of Wisconsin has to offer. We grew up in and currently live in Minnesota--Wisconsin's...
Halloween landed right in the middle of our trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. But, because the holiday fell on a Tuesday night, most of the festivities took place the Friday and Saturday prior to Halloween. With our Sunday arrival, we missed out on most of...
On a last-minute whim last fall, we decided to take a road trip to New Orleans. Our road trip happened to fall during the week of Halloween, so we had a blast exploring the city during a festive holiday. Micah had been to New Orleans...
We had the pleasure to go zip lining twice this summer, once in Minnesota, and again in the state of Washington. In fact, zip lining in Spokane was one of the first adventures we had after getting off the plane in Washington, and what a...
“All forward” our guide yelled out. Right on cue, everyone in our boat began to paddle as we blasted through our first set of rapids. We were white water rafting in Spokane, Washington, with Wiley E. Waters and it sure was an exciting way to...
Spokane, Washington, is a city that is filled with everything we love: delicious restaurants, public art, plenty of breweries, nature, and an abundance of outdoor adventures right at your fingertips. During our visit to Spokane this summer, we managed to fit in hiking, zip lining,...
Lake Superior is so large that it contains 10% of the entire planet’s fresh surface water, and by surface area, it is the largest lake in the world. For these reasons and more, sailing on Lake Superior was an adventure that definitely piqued our interest....
