Fort Snelling State Park | Hiking IN the Twin Cities
In this edition of ” Casey Visits ALL the Minnesota State Parks” we stay very near to home. Fort Snelling State Park is as close to being located within a major metropolitan as a state park can get. It’s about a 15-minute drive from both downtown Minneapolis and St Paul right where the Mississippi and Minnesota […]
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Day Trip from the Twin Cities | Minneopa State Park Itinerary
Since moving to Minnesota, I’ve been constantly seeking out highly rated parks and forests. Everyone talks about the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” and how we are further north than Toronto and I want to experience all of this glorious nature for myself. I had heard good things from my coworkers about Minneopa State Park and […]
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Historical Crow Wing State Park | Minnesota Camping
Back with another quick camping recap! This is turning into a camping blog and I’m not that mad about it. I think exploring your own state or city is an important part of travel. Not everyone can afford to travel the world all the time and we have to appreciate the places we are able […]
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Minnesota Camping | Beaver Creek Valley State Park
Last Saturday, in true last-minute fashion, I gave the DNR a call to find a state park with some availability for the night. Fall is officially here and I have to pounce on every opportunity to sleep outside! I was surprised by how many parks were full but eventually we found a spot at Beaver […]
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Reading My First-Ever Travel Blog from 10 Years Ago!
Today’s content is provided by 2009 Casey. I was in Michigan last week visiting my family and as I was cleaning out some old bins from high school and college I came across a PRINTED copy of my first ever blog. It was called “Across the Pond” and was basically a diary of my semester studying […]
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PHOTOS: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Hi guys! I wanted to round out the photo journals from our 10 day road trip out west with two of the most beautiful parks in existence, Yellowstone and Grand Teton. We spent only one full day in each of the parks but we saw as much as possible and dang, was it incredible! Here […]
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PHOTOS: Black Hills, Mount Rushmore & Custer State Park
The Black Hills was one of my favorite places we explored on a long road trip out west this past July. There is so much to see, all packed within a reasonable driving distance. As I learned more about how the area was shaped, I had a much deeper appreciation for each breathtaking view. You […]
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36 Hours in Denver, Colorado
Last weekend, Glenn was scheduled to fly out to Denver for work so obviously, as the travel-junkie that I am, I figured out a way to tag along. I had never been before and we didn’t have a ton of time but we maximized every minute! St. Mary’s Glacier St. Mary’s Glacier is a “semi-permanent […]
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PHOTOS: Badlands National Park
In my last post, we recapped a recent camper van road trip I took out west from Minnesota all the way to Idaho. I thought it’d be fun to take a closer look at each major stop on our voyage, which included Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Bighorn, Black Hills, Mount Rushmore and of course, today’s subject the […]
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Van Life Road Trip | Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Bighorn | Suitcasey
I admit it. I’ve been swept up in the #VanLife fantasy. You’ve probably seen the aesthetically pleasing photos on Instagram but I wanted to know what it would really be like. So my boyfriend Glenn and I rented a camper van for a 10-day long road trip out west over Independence Day. I had never […]
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