This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport.
An outdoorsman and Nurse Practitioner living in Northern California. When I first started this blog, I was an EMT living in Southern California and this blog has followed...
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Day: 30 Miles: 6,666 (exactly) Location: Gorham, Maine Love that quote… One adventure ends and another begins… I’ve arrived safely in Maine after traveling 6,666 miles exactly through some of the wildest parts of America. I couldn’t resist squeezing one more adventure out of this trip; the climbing of Mt Greylock. It was a v...
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Days: 23-25Miles:4,861Location: Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota The last great adventure of this trip! Every Boy Scout who enjoys paddling dreams of paddling the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. This is perhaps the capital of freshwater kayaking and canoeing in the United States. Its also a fishing destination. I simply could not pass up such ...
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Day: 28 Miles: 5,700ish Location: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan (da U.P.) On to da U.P., eh?! I found the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to be one of the most delightful parts of the country I’ve ever visited! It really is a cultural enclave. Essentially, this area is a huge logging and mining location which...
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Days: 27 Miles: 5,600ish Location: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin Calm waters on Lake Superior So I have finnished up the last part of my journey through the Great Lakes of Michigan and Wisconsin! This has been a much more relaxed part of the trip; I’m just hiking and hanging. Both of these locations offer...
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Day: 21 Miles: 4,330 Locations: White Butte, North Dakota and Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wildlife everywhere in North Dakota! I’ve had some great times in a state that is not well known for tourism! North Dakota has had some of the best wildlife viewing I’ve seen this trip. Not kidding! I’ve seen three herds of...
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Adventure is out there! The Pursuit of Life is an outdoor adventure blog that’s dedicated towards providing guides on a variety of outdoor activities and wild places in the United States and Canada. This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport. Activities that are covered in this blog include hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, mountaineering, thru-hiking, caving, trail running, trekking, canoeing, ice climbing and general exploring.
