Walking Back in Time
Tom Kaiser, Managing Editor
April 25, 2012
Walking down a gravel trail flanked by gigantic white pine trees showing off their fresh, bright green needles, my mom pointed toward a clearing to explain that this whole tract of land was once owned by Otto C. Doering, an officer of Sears, Roebuck & Company of Chicago back in the early 1900s.... Read more »
Canadian Confrontation
Amanda Lepinski, Associate Editor
April 19, 2012
All winter I’ve been dreaming up vacation destinations. Nowadays a destination has to really, REALLY, make me want to spend the money and take time off of work to visit. And even though my bucket list is brimming to the top of places I have yet to see, I’ve been obsessed with one area that I’ve... Read more »
What is Homeland Security doing in our border parks?
Tom Kaiser, Managing Editor
April 19, 2012
As a long-term advocate for motorized and non-motorized outdoor recreation, I see a plethora of news stories every day about public lands, camping, RVs and off-road trails, among countless others. Usually I either delete the story, or if it has merit, post it online or file it away in one of my story... Read more »
Exploring National Parks Over My Lunch Break
Chris Soash
April 13, 2012
Greetings from the Grand Canyon! Well, actually I’m at my desk in Minneapolis… but I just got done going on a 10-mile hike down the Havasupai Trail in the Grand Canyon, not more than 5 minutes ago. Black magic you say? No, I stopped practicing that last year. My Southwestern adventure... Read more »
Make Your Yard Even Greener
Tom Kaiser, Managing Editor
April 12, 2012
Unless you landscaped your yard to replicate a Japanese Zen garden, most yards are green enough, by color. But, with pesticides, fertilizers, impervious surfaces and non-native plant species, your home’s yard is complicit in urban environmental problems rather than a soothing oasis that benefits local... Read more »
Amplify Environmental Friendliness
Amanda Lepinski
April 9, 2012
Children of the 90s were inspired by environmentally focused entertainment such as, “Captain Planet and the Planeteers” – a cartoon about a team of action heroes working together to save the Earth from destruction and educate humans about environmental protection and preservation. Although the... Read more »
Refresh Your Hygiene Routine
Amanda Lepinski
March 30, 2012
Recently, I was introduced to the term “glamping” (glamorous camping, for those of you not in the know) by a few coworkers who (affectionately) teased that I was probably a glamper. When I camp, I sleep on the ground in a tent in my subpar sleeping bag and just about my only requirement is that the... Read more »
Here Comes Summer, Ahead of Schedule
Tom Kaiser
March 27, 2012
Living in Minneapolis, one of the world’s coldest major cities, does not mean residents here enjoy the cold. But some of us do – especially those of us who also work on our company’s snowmobile magazine, Snow Goer. Like the rest of the country, we didn’t have much of a winter... Read more »
Preparing for the Adventure of a Lifetime
Cody Smith
February 27, 2012
“So, where is your favorite place you’ve been?” “Ummmmm…” Unfortunately, that’s about the extent of my answer to that question most of the time. It isn’t that I can’t think of anywhere – it’s the fact that when someone asks me that question, there are about 100 locations across... Read more »
Two Extremes: California’s Imperial Sand Dunes, Canada’s Sleeping Giant
Tom Kaiser
February 10, 2012
It’s Friday, I’m over the plague that struck earlier this week, about to see my family in northern Wisconsin, my 30th birthday is approaching and I am planning a snowmobile trip near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Today is an exceptional day. I also just returned from one of those trips that’s... Read more »
