Full-time marketer, based in Minneapolis. Part-time writer, based in my basement.
I don't want to start every national park post with a "this was better than I expected" mantra, but the Badlands blew me away. We only booked a day exploring this well-known national park because we thought the Black Hills/Custer State Park (our final destination) would be more our pace – but it was all [...]
I was excited about going to the Black Hills just to get out of the city for a while, actually surprising myself with how much I appreciated the park. South Dakota is so underrated. We took a days' detour through the Badlands (more on that coming soon!) and then set up camp in Custer State [...]
Living in the middle of downtown Minneapolis can make it difficult to get outside and be in nature. Although there were quite a few factors that played into my decision to get involved in the 52 Hike Challenge community, this was my biggest reason. I've been struggling with living in a small apartment in the [...]
Rachel Enerson 