Trip Planning & Prep

Packing for Boat-In Camping at Voyageurs National Park

Voyageurs National Park, located on the Minnesota/Canada border, is an incredibly unique park – a series of interconnected lakes, rivers and streams with hundreds of small islands scattered throughout. A small number of short hiking trails are scattered throughout the park along with two visitors centers on “mainland” Minnesota. And it is the only National Park I’m aware of at which all…

Havasupai 4-Day Food Plan

Havasupai is certainly one of the most picturesque places I’ve backpacked, but it’s also one of the more uniquely challenging trips I’ve taken. If you haven’t heard of it, quickly do a Google image search and I’m pretty sure it’s getting added to your bucket list. Now when I say challenging, I don’t actually mean that it’s a hard hike. It’s about…