Easy Outdoors Field Trip: Red River County Park
As we continue to limit unnecessary contact with people outside our pandemic bubble when possible, we continue to take advantage of the many outdoors entertainment … continue reading
Nature
Look Beneath the Surface: A Micro Expedition on Lineville Road
We covered a half mile in one hour. That’s a two hour mile, folks. I’m not even sure if that’s our record slow time. You … continue reading
Easy Nature Field Trip: Lost Dauphin Park
Who was the Lost Dauphin? Was he ever in the Green Bay area? Every now and then, I run across references to the Lost Dauphin … continue reading
Discover Brown County’s Hiking Trails
Green Bay has been called a drinking town with a football problem. Certainly, a team does take the spotlight nine months of the year. But … continue reading
Hiking Slow in the Snow
Last Saturday I spent an hour and 40 minutes slow hiking the UWGB arboretum trails. Normally I get my 30 minutes of exercise in and … continue reading
An island, local wildlife, and an open-air outhouse
Typically we don’t explore nature when we travel to see family in Mexico. It’s usually shopping, visiting, eating (so much eating!), and ruins. But one … continue reading
Waterfalls of Brown County
Instagram envy is real! My niece is exploring Niagara Falls today and I could not be more jealous. Niagara Falls is definitely on my Field … continue reading
100 Steps on the Appalachian Trail, or How We #SlowHike
I don’t even know if #slowhiking is a thing. If it wasn’t before, it is now. It’s kind of our thing. We needed a name … continue reading
Summer Magic at the Botanical Garden
Do you ever find yourself somewhere that just feels magical, so magical a tiny bit of you wants to spread your arms and spin around and around, … continue reading
Say ‘Yes’ to Winter & Make it Your Best Winter Ever
Midwest winters mean snow drifts, bone-chilling wind, icy roads, sore backs from shoveling, and so many hours of darkness. They also mean sledding, snowball fights, … continue reading