I just returned from a delightful family reunion in suburban Minneapolis – not an event or a setting one would associate with ‘adventure travel.’ But my husband and I found ourselves the adventurous anomaly among his Scandinavian extended family when we set out one afternoon, with merely a map, to find the Irish Festival in [...]
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Adventure Slogans: Passion in a Pair of Pants
Like a soft, stretched-out sweater you’ve had for decades or a faded, well-worn jean jacket, I have a favorite pair of slacks. They earned my esteem not because of a fantastic fit, a comfortable fabric, or a trendy style. I like them mostly because of a small label that’s sewn onto a flap of material [...]
Inspiration for modern-day explorers
I saw the IMAX film Hubble last weekend and was astounded anew by the human propensity for exploration. As astronaut Frank Borman has said, “Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.”
But obviously we don’t have to fly into space to embark on journeys of adventure and discovery. As those images from space show [...]
