Camping Destinations – New Age Self-Reliance

Three Minnesota State Parks To Visit This Summer

January is about the time of year I get the “itch.” Winter just seems to drag on with it’s cold and dreary, and I long to be at a Minnesota State Park. So, while I dream of summer days, here are three Minnesota State Parks on the must-see list for this summer. Check out our … Continue reading

Glacial Lakes State Park in Minnesota

Glacial Lakes State Park Arriving Two weeks ago we loaded up the jeep and headed to Starbuck, Minnesota. We were prepared for a camping experience a little out of our element. For the reason that Glacial Lakes State Park is a magical place where Minnesota prairie lands (only 1/10 of 1% of the original prairie … Continue reading

Shingobee Recreation Area

An Adventure in Winter Lately, it has been too cold out for adventures in the woods, I’m talking really cold…feels like -66* cold. It leaves me longing for a wonderful trip we took last year, in search of a winter camping spot. This search led us to Walker, MN at the beginning of Chippewa National … Continue reading

Itasca: The Original State Park

This month’s adventure took us to the Mississippi Headwaters, Itasca State Park! Itasca is known as the “Original State Park” and was founded in 1891. Starting out in Itasca Itasca State Park is actually not too far from our home, about two hours. We missed the first entrance, but caught the second one and made … Continue reading

George H. Crosby Manitou State Park

It started out a long drive to get away from it all, up the North Shore to George H. Crosby Manitou State Park. We were on a mission to see a waterfall. Arrival at the park Once you get to the park, you really are away from it all. There is no cell service and … Continue reading

Camping On The River 4 Day 3 Night Camping Trip

Caroline and I went on a camping trip right on the river! The trip was a 4-day 3-night camping trip right on the river! It was beautiful watching the river. We had rain 2 of the 4 days but it didn’t slow us down we had a ton of fun! Please make sure to check … Continue reading