Snow! Our winter adventures in the snow
Winter is here! The temperature is dropping, don’t let your outdoor activities drop too. Layering for the cold is the key to staying comfortable when you want to keep enjoying the outdoors during the colder months. Layering clothing helps you easily adapt to the activities you are doing. As you warm-up, you can easily shed a layer or as you get colder, you can easily add a layer. Here are some tips for staying warm …
April showers bring… snow plowers! The “snowpocalypse” of April 2018 has left Minnesotans feeling one of two ways: Embrace the snow in April and get outside on an adventure. Complain with angry Facebook posts about the weather reports and saying they’ve had enough with this snow. Typically this type of Facebook post features a large, intoxicating beverage of choice with a snow covered yard in the background. We took option 1 and embraced the snow this …
The winter season has so many wonderful adventures and opportunities to offer. Instead of pouting about the long winter season, complaining about the extra-long drive times (we are all guilty of this, including me) and talking about the below zero weather, take the season as an opportunity for adventure. The freshly fallen snow is here and it’s waiting for your tracks. We recently spent a weekend in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan at Big Powderhorn …
A reflection back about my thoughts this past holiday season… The holiday season always comes and goes in the blink of an eye. I am feeling beyond grateful this year for having a WHOLE WEEK off from work. Teaching in a school district means winter break, and that in itself is the best holiday gift I could ask for – peace, stillness, and time to simply just be. It’s so important during the holidays to take …
