Drone Minnesota Art Shanty Projects | Rockchuck Summit
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Minnesota’s Art Shanty Projects

ByEmily Frank

A 12-foot polar bear slowly lumbers across the frozen lake.  Two heavily bundled children shout gleefully as they bounce each other up and down on a Ouijatotter.  College students dance their cares (and thick winter shells) away in a small hut pounding with music.  All this and more is par for the course at Minnesota’s Art Shanty Projects, an annual experiment in public art and community.

Climbing and fear management
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Climbing and Fear Management

ByMax Seidman

It had been twenty feet of easy climbing with another thirty to go.  This fifty feet would make a fine warmup and then I could move on to some harder climbs.  I climbed to another comfortable spot and looked at the granite in front of me- nowhere to place anything.  I was only about five feet above my last placement, so I decided to keep climbing.  Another comfortable spot, another barren wasteland of blank rock.

Glamis
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How to have a Glorious Holiday Weekend at Glamis Sand Dunes

ByAmber_Woodyard

Thanksgiving weekend 2017; As outdoor adventurer’s who usually stick to pine alpine forests, we had never ventured near the sand dunes of Glamis California in the Imperial Valley in southern California. As more mountain camper/ hikers then sand people we were unprepared for a weekend of dune buggies and sand rails. Let me tell you how, as a Glamis newbie, I discovered how to be prepared for a busy holiday weekend at the Glamis Sand Dunes!

Minnesota Ice Castles
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Escape to the Minnesota Ice Castles

ByEmily Frank

On a dark and cold winter night, the Ice Castles are mysteriously alluring.  Their tall walls of ice glimmer with magical promise, a sharp contrast to the slightly worn gas station across the street and the everyday goings-on of a small Minnesotan town.  Excited exclamations of adults and children alike float out into the parking…

Sleeping Giant Provincial Park Ontario Canada
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How NOT to Hike Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

ByEmily Frank

I love the outdoors but have a severe problem with overzealousness and lack of basic map skills.  My husband is much more practical than me but is no match for my overwhelming enthusiasm when I plot our outdoor schemes.  This has caused minor hiking failures and longer-than-intended park visits many times.  One of our most…