Isle Royale National Park

July 2018 — When we planned our trip to Minnesota and the Dakotas, this was the very first reservation we made because there are only two Windigo camper cabins on the western side of Isle Royale, and the reservations fill up quickly. We took the Voyageur II ferry over from …

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Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Home – South Dakota

June 2018 Calling all fans of Little House on the Prairie! You can actually camp on the homestead property where Pa and Ma Ingalls lived with daughters Mary, Carrie, Grace, and of course, Laura (who grew up to be Laura Ingalls Wilder). The homestead property has reconstructed buildings, based on …

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Badlands National Park

June 2018 There is something both beautiful and eerie in the geologic formations that make up Badlands National Park. Badlands are areas where the clay soil erodes through wind and water action, creating weird peaks and both lush and dry valleys.  The horizontal stripes in some of the formations are …

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Raja Ampat (Indonesia)

From our 10-day dive trip to Raja Ampat (Indonesia). We departed from Sorong, West Papua and traveled hundreds of miles. See the ship (Damai II) in the upper left? We took this picture from a platform we hiked to…the only time we were off the ship…except for diving. We completed …

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