Fishing in the Snow, Adriana’s Climbing Party, and Garden Box Weekend

Minnesota in April can be slightly crazy, as we’ve learned this year. This past week there was also some craziness in Wisconsin, as the Husky Energy Petroleum Refinery exploded and burst into flames not far from the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus on Thursday morning. We were in class at the time, but when I cameContinue reading “Fishing in the Snow, Adriana’s Climbing Party, and Garden Box Weekend”

Starting the New Year: Part II

Having already taken a group bike ride with Twin Ports Cyclery to start the day, it was time to inaugurate the New Year with a family outing. We chose to go to Jay Cooke State Park, and then go downhill skiing at Mont Du Lac in Wisconsin. Jay Cooke was packed with cross-country skiers. We aren’t readyContinue reading “Starting the New Year: Part II”

When winter is all wrong – climb

No snow, no ice. Go back to the drawing board. The best the girls and I can do outdoors right now is hike or bike. But at the end of a long school day, hiking on muddy trails in the dark is more a procedure of getting messy than it is a chance to explore the woods. We took aContinue reading “When winter is all wrong – climb”