Adventure
Kimberly Clark
Hiking at Sylvan Lake

The trails at Sylvan Lake provide some of the best views in all of South Dakota’s Black Hills. Hike the easy and flat 1.1 Lake Shore Loop around Sylvan Lake, and add in the 3.1 mile Sunday Gulch Loop for a fun but challenging hike past a creek with several small waterfalls and then up into the mountains of the Black Hills. Other trail options also include Little Devil’s Tower, my favorite viewpoint within the Black Hills, and Black Elk Peak (formerly known as Harney Peak) which is the highest point in elevation east of the Rocky Mountains. The trail to Black Elk Peak gains 1350ft, making it a tough trail. Little Devil’s Tower is shorter with less elevation, but involves a significant rock scramble at the end. There is also a spur trail to Cathedral Spires, a unique set of towering rocks.

Hiking at Sylvan Lake
Adventure
Kimberly Clark
Hiking Oberg Mountain

Oberg Mountain is a 2.5-mile loop hike with a gradual elevation gain of 500ft. This is a relatively easy hike with amazing views around the entire loop of the surrounding hills, Lake Superior, and Oberg Lake.

Hiking Oberg Mountain
Adventure
Kimberly Clark
Hiking Caribou Falls

Caribou Falls is an approximately 1-mile out-and-back hike, off of MN-61 between Tettegouche and Temperance State Parks. This is a subtly marked hike, meaning that although it is just a short distance away from the scenic highway that runs along Lake Superiors shore, you just might get to enjoy this waterfall by yourself. Enjoy the peacefulness of the Caribou River along your hike to the falls.

Hiking Caribou Falls
Adventure
Kimberly Clark
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

Vacation Ideas to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park - Plan a trip for your family.. This post includes favorite hikes, places to visit, and ideas on where to camp.

Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Inspiration
Kimberly Clark
Why I Hike

Plan your next hike, reduce some stress, and fall in love with Nature

Why I Hike

Climate Change

How to Talk About Climate Change

You can make a big impact in the fight against Climate Change. There are only two steps. 1) Educate yourself 2) Get other people to care by talking about Climate Change with them. Start a conversation with shared values and lead into questions about the impacts of Climate Change or give them a few facts about Climate Change. This other person will likely trust you more than something they heard on tv because you are passionate enough to have learned the basics of the issue and you aren’t scared to speak up. Read on for examples and take the Climate Change Challenge.

Past, Present, and Future of the Environmental Protection Agency

What is the Environmental Protection Agency? Where did it come from and what does it do? Where is the EPA in the battle against climate change and what have the actions of the EPA been under the Trump Administration? How do we fight back? The time to learn and educate yourselves and others is now. Speak up and make a difference for the future lives of your children and grandchildren.

Why Our Coral Reefs Need Us To Reduce Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions Today

Why Our Coral Reefs Need Us To Reduce Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions Today

25% of salt water fish species depend on coral reefs as well as several other animals. Coral Reefs are also the most endangered ecosystem on our planet. Coral is dying due to bleaching events resulting from increased ocean temperature . The ocean is warming as a result of climate change and global warming, which is directly caused by human carbon emissions. The coral reefs and the animals who call it their home need us to care, and to take action today.

Climate Change and the Global Tipping Point

Where does Carbon Dioxide Come from, where does it go, and how does it impact the Climate Change? Why is 1.5 deg C a global tipping point for climate change? Some background on Climate Change so you are comfortable talking to your friends and neighbors.