Hiking along the Cascade River loop

SHT: Cascade River State Park to Judge Magney State Park

We clocked in our longest section hike on the SHT yet - 40 miles in the backcountry exploring one of our favorite places ever!

Gorgeous sunset Saturday night

BWCAW 2020

We went back out to the boundary waters for the second year in a row, this time in the Ely area and with Al and Lindsey along for the adventure! It was a great time with great friends, and we can’t wait to go back again next year.

Campfire lakeside

Timber-Frear Canoe Route

We decided to try something a little different than our usual north shore backpacking weekend, and opted for this loop paddle route!

Sunset over Egge Lake

SHT: Crosby-Manitou State Park to Lake County 7

We went back to the SHT again last weekend for Crimson’s first birthday and explored Egge and Sonju Lakes! We upped our mileage and our little hiking dog did wonderfully. It was a beautiful hike cut short by some rain on Sunday, but well worth the trip!

Crimson enjoying the view

SHT: Cascade River State Park to Caribou Trail

Crimson’s SHT debut is in the books! It was a great family weekend hiking through the woods with some beautiful views and an awesome campsite right on a creek!

About Us

We’re Joe and Ashley Simon - lovers of hiking, paddling, camping, and anything outdoors. We started this blog to document our adventures, share our experiences with friends and family, and have something fun for us to work on together and look back on! We hope you enjoy reading about our adventures and that they inspire you to get out and explore. Thanks for stopping by!