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Living With Winter
Winter in Northern Minnesota is generally loved by some and loathed by others. I’m not sure if it’s due to the frigi...
Chasing 500
How waterfalls helped me endure a global pandemic and find my purpose in hiking again
It’s a damp, late spring morni...
Finding the Outdoors for my Body and Myself
Growing up in Alabama, it was nearly impossible to not be exposed to the outdoors. Spending time fishing and trips to...
Cocodona Revisited
I ran Cocodona 250 last year with little idea what I was getting into. It was my third ultramarathon and much longer ...
Embracing A Minimalist Lifestyle
How living on the road shaped my take on sustainability
By Annie Seekins
A few years ago my partner and I purchase...
Do Not Go Outside to Cry
I see it being used all around me to describe women, often by other women: badass. I have always considered it to ha...
Fired Into Hiking: How Losing My Job Changed the Trajectory of My Life for the Better
If you knew me prior to May 2015, then you knew a different person. As a full time Special Educator, I would spend ho...
Traveling With Less
A fundamental principle in the world of ultralight backpacking is to carry multipurpose items in order to reduce the...
The Rise of Thru-Hiking
In the last decade, thru-hiking has seen tremendous growth. People are recreating outdoors more than ever, but why? D...
Appalachian Renewal, Delayed Harvest Style
Those first few days on the water were unrelenting, not the least for the face-chapping conditions but also for my s...
Fear is Quiet. Anxiety is Loud.
The countdown for my next adventure began long ago, but now my start date is within reach. My last weeks of work are ...
Rethinking National Monuments: Why These Lesser-Known Gems are Worth a Visit
It was 2017, and I was driving back from Zion National Park. I had just completed the trans-Zion Traverse and was exc...
