The Natural Guarantee
Being alone in the wilderness is unlike any other. I’m addicted. Each time people ask how it was, “weren’t you scared?”, and […]
Category: Camping
America’s Best Kept Secret: The Bighorn Crags (Part 1 of 4)
Ask someone not from Minnesota about Minnesota and the first thing they think of its unbearable cold. It’s true, Minneapolis and St. […]
Life in the Crags (Part 2 of 4)
Want to know what life is like in the Bighorn Crags? Below is a video that Ben put together of our trip […]
Packing in the Bighorn Crags (Part 3 of 4)
The trails out there aren’t for the faint of heart. I trained closely to what I do for my Boundary Waters Solo Trips. […]
Gold Rush! (Part 4 of 4)
The finale to the Bighorn Crags series has to end with a story, so, to really whet your appetite to go check […]
A Night on Wagosh
Wagosh Lake. Sounds familiar doesn’t it? You know it’s one of the thousands up North and situated just a couple clicks south […]
Solitude
“Earth is inherently a social sphere. Without structure, everything lacks balance. Without sovereignty, everything lacks bounty. Man is inherently a social creature. […]
Unplug and SOLO
Remember the days of thumbing through the phone book to find the 15 Blockbuster locations nearest you that recently acquired the hot, […]
Pre-Solo Mentality: You’re Already Dead, So Live
“WHAAAAT?!? ARE YOU NUTS?!?! What if you die? Aren’t you concerned???” The overwhelming consensus when I’d mention to someone that I’m going […]
Pre-Solo Physicality: Get in Shape
Now that you had your chance to drill me with questions in the last post, let me ask you if you feel […]