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Duffel Shuffle Is Just the Beginning

June 18, 2013by Rachel Leave a comment

My newest “News from the Field” piece is up on the Voyageur Outward Bound School website.  Check it out! Link: Duffel Shuffle Is Just the Beginning

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Musings, Outdoor Recreation, Wilderness

Paddling Toward Summer

May 28, 2013by Rachel Leave a comment

My newest post is up on the Voyageur Outward Bound School website.  Check it out! http://www.vobs.org/paddling-toward-summer/

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Nature, Outdoor Recreation, Wilderness

Where 0°F Feels Like Summer

January 28, 2013by Rachel 3 Comments

For the first time in days, I watched solid water melt into liquid in the open air. I’d only witnessed the reverse process since we’d started mushing three days before. […]

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Strengthening Ice, Strengthening Confidence

December 22, 2012by Rachel Leave a comment

December 7th, 2012: The glittering blades of grass were silent beneath my feet as I padded down toward the lake. I’d left my anorak on the dock sections sitting on […]

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Nature, Wilderness

On Thin Ice

December 21, 2012by Rachel Leave a comment

I stuck my hand down the hole I’d just chipped through the ice. My finger tips felt down the irregular wall until they reached the bottom of the ice and […]

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Nature, Outdoor Recreation, Wilderness

Autumn Colors Surprise the BWCAW

October 20, 2012by Rachel Leave a comment

A piece I wrote for the Voyageur Outward Bound School‘s News from the Field blog about the coming of autumn to the Boundary Waters: http://www.vobs.org/autumn-colors-surprise-the-bwcaw/

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Nature, Wilderness

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