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Mesa Verde – A 1,400 year old UNESCO World Heritage site
Mesa Verde – A 1,400 year old UNESCO World Heritage site

Mesa Verde – A 1,400 year old UNESCO World Heritage site

When I realized the road trip that I was on was going to be taking me right by a UNESCO World Heritage site, I knew there was going to be no way I was going to not visit it; especially, if the site is Mesa Verde!

My near death experience in the Boundary Waters
My near death experience in the Boundary Waters

My near death experience in the Boundary Waters

I almost died Tuesday. We all could have – my sister, two friends, and myself – but I had the near death experience for sure! It involved two canoes, four cocky girls, the Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota, and rapids that are more similar to a dam…loaded with rocks! End result: Rapids – 4, Humans – 0!

Baudette, MN – How it turned a city chic into a small town girl
Baudette, MN – How it turned a city chic into a small town girl

Baudette, MN – How it turned a city chic into a small town girl

  Baudette, MN 4th of July celebration! I grew up in the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. The town was Blaine and it will forever have a place in my heart. Every year my family and I…