Ask almost anyone in Minnesota and they'll tell you that the long, cold winters are tolerable because the summers are so perfect. And now that it's June and the last of the snowdrifts are finally disappearing, it's a wonderful time to stretch your legs and...
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For those who aren't in the know, Cincinnati can be overlooked as an outdoor oasis worth a weekend visit. But with inspiring architecture (the city's nickname is "the Paris of America"), urban forests, rolling hills, and the Ohio River, Cincinnati is a city best explored...
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Making an effort to get outside with the family this Thanksgiving is important for many reasons—it fights off the inevitable post-meal food coma, it embraces the #optoutside movement, it gives your family something to do other than get on each others' nerves, and it lets...
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Continuing our How to Live Like a Local series, where we share tips on how to soak in the local vibe on work trips with short amounts of free time, AdventureKEEN hit the land of 10,000 lakes. Thanks to our Walking series, it was almost too easy to live like a...
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We're continuing our How to Live Like a Local series as we travel the country attending indie book shows, sharing tips on how to soak in the local vibe on work trips with short amounts of free time. Last week I got to explore Tacoma, the...
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Some cities are an obvious outdoor paradise. Mountains loom large over buildings. Trails lead directly to back doors of offices. Visitors flock there on vacation. Residents tube to work. Other cities are less outdoorsy to the naked eye. They look urban and full of concrete and...
Read MoreThanksgiving is over and you've woken from your food coma. Rather than succumbing to the post-holiday wobble, why not lace up your hiking boots, grab family and friends, and hit the trails or streets. Here are five hikes throughout the U.S. to get you moving and...
Read MoreIf you're looking for some last-minute Father's Day gift ideas, you've come to the right place. Why not give Dad the gift of adventure! Pair one of these books with a picnic lunch or a weekend getaway, and you're golden: Best Tent Camping: Kentucky—If you're looking...
Read MoreI love trails. Long trails. Short trails. Technical trails. Urban trails. Popular trails. Secret trails. So with today being National Trails Day, I sat down to pick the perfect trail for my celebration. Which oasis of dirt would my feet grace in honor of this better-than-Christmas day? And when I...
Read MoreWill you spend 30 minutes in Nature, for 30 days straight? We are Wildness (WAW), a hub site for information about wild living, nature, alternative lifestyles, natural diet and wellness, animals and sustainability, has extended this challenge to the world: to spend the month of October devoting...
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