Spring Ephemeral

#12 of my 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: Hidden Falls, Beaver and White Oak Trails, Nerstrand Big Woods State Park I want to acknowledge this hike took place on the traditional territory of the Wahpekute, Wahpeton and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ. To learn more about the tribes and these lands, please follow the links provided. Taking hikes seems to … Continue reading Spring Ephemeral

Hold Tightly To What is Good

#6 of my 2021 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: Ritter Farm Park, Lakeville, MN I want to acknowledge this hike took place on the traditional territory of the Wahpekute and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ. To learn more about the tribes and these lands, please follow the links provided. A day off from work during the week provided an opportunity … Continue reading Hold Tightly To What is Good

Finding My Sliver of the North

#48 of my 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: NorPine Ski Trail (Hall Road to Spruce Creek) I want to acknowledge this hike took place on the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ. Trash Collected: 0 pounds Each fall I have the blessing to spend a precious week on the North Shore of Minnesota at a little … Continue reading Finding My Sliver of the North

Road Trippin’ : Day Six

#39 and #40 hikes of my 52 Hike Challenge Trails/Parks: Kilen Woods State Park and Fort Ridgely State Park I want to acknowledge these hikes took place on the traditional territory of the Wahpekute, Yankton and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ. Trash Collected: 0.2 pounds Kilen Woods State Park #39hike of my 52 Hike Challenge I had been looking … Continue reading Road Trippin’ : Day Six

Road Trippin’ : Day Three

#33 and #34 hikes of my 52 Hike Challenge Trails/Parks: Big Stone Lake State Park and Lac qui Parle State Park I want to acknowledge these hikes took place on the traditional territory of Yanktonai, Očeti Šakówiŋ, and Wahpekute. Trash Collected: 0.2 pounds Big Stone Lake State Park #33hike of my 52 Hike Challenge Sitting … Continue reading Road Trippin’ : Day Three