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MILLION VIEW GIVEAWAY: A Traverse City Adventure

By Shalee Wanders | May 11, 2016

Want to win a trip to Traverse City? Here’s your chance! As many of you know, I am in love with northern Michigan. It’s the place that inspired me to start a blog and begin this crazy journey. A little over two years later, I’ve just celebrated my MILLIONTH view. MILLIONTH. 999,000 more than what…

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An Alternative Graduation: Hot Air Ballooning

By Shalee Wanders | May 9, 2016

AN ALTERNATIVE GRADUATION: HOT AIR BALLOONING   I’m a college graduate, guys. I’M A COLLEGE GRADUATE. Whew. What a weekend. Last week my pending graduation was finally beginning to hit me. My Facebook feed was filled with classmates taking pictures around campus in their green & white cap and gowns, each of us anxiously awaiting…

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Travel Essential Packing List

By Shalee Wanders | May 3, 2016

TRAVEL ESSENTIAL PACKING LIST

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An Audition to Be the Director of Toughness

By Shalee Wanders | Apr 14, 2016

AN AUDITION TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF TOUGHNESS   A while back I auditioned for Columbia’s Director of Toughness and made it all the way to the final round. It was one of the most unique experiences, although it has taken me a while to finally write about it. Last August, Nedra from Adventure Mom…

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Grab your Friend—and Go Jump off a Cliff

By Shalee Wanders | Apr 7, 2016

I was introduced to Tobermory, Canada about two years ago, and my life hasn’t been quite the same since. Ontario isn’t known for its drastic landscapes, northern lights, or French accents like its relative territories of Quebec or Alberta. Ishpatina Ridge sits at the highest elevation inside its 415,000 square miles, a little hill slightly…

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Behind the Blog: How to Start your Own

By Shalee Wanders | Mar 29, 2016

BEHIND THE BLOG: HOW TO START YOUR OWN It’s new and relatively unknown. Blogging is a concept many people are trying, but not many know what they’re doing. It’s evolved significantly in the past few years, and the future looks promising in the millennial world. This week I’m answering one of the main non-travel related…

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Fathom Travel: A New Kind of Adventure

By Shalee Wanders | Mar 21, 2016

  Recently I took a trip that included beaches and mountains, but not the kind you’d typically find me on. This was a new adventure, one that wasn’t your typical vacation. I’d never been on an impact trip. I had always been curious, but was always picky about what kind of trip I would take. I…

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8 Tips for Tight Budget Travel

By Shalee Wanders | Mar 4, 2016

8 TIPS FOR TIGHT BUDGET TRAVEL   Some of us are visual learners (myself included). This week I decided to take a different approach to share some of my tips while traveling on a budget. What is the twist? AN INFOGRAPHIC. Recently, I’ve had a bit of an obsession with infographics and I just created…

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8 Small Town Michigan Overnight Getaways

By Shalee Wanders | Feb 4, 2016

8 SMALL TOWN MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT GETAWAYS 1. Mesick   It’s in the middle of nowhere, it’s near the highest point in the Lower Peninsula, and it’s the mushroom capital of the world. If you love hunting for those Morel mushrooms come spring, this is the place for you! I spent countless weekends here as a…

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OUTDOOR & ADVENTURE

August 8th, 2024

It’s taken years of long trips, short trips, overnight trips, and day trips to perfect my packing. And trust me, I’ve made almost every mistake along the way.

January 14, 2024

Acatengango is 13,045ft tall located about an hour's drive from Antigua. There are numerous trails to the summit, the most popular being 8.5 miles round trip and requiring 5,269 feet of elevation gain.

May 25th, 2024

Granite Peak is situated in the remote wilderness of the Beartooth Mountain Range. At 12,808, it towers above the majority of other peaks in Montana.

May 8th, 2024

The Disappointment Cleaver (or ‘DC’) route is the easiest route to the summit of Mount Rainier. It is the standard route used by all three mountaineering guides to the summit.

AN OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE TRAVEL BLOG.

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SHALEE

 

SOMEHOW BEING COMPLETELY LOST, UNAPOLOGETICALLY STUBBORN, AND BARELY RESOURCEFUL HAS LANDED ME IN THIS WEIRD TWILIGHT ZONE OF BECOMING AN ADVENTURE TRAVEL BLOGGER. 

AWESOME.

LET'S GET WEIRD.

 

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TRAVELING WITH CATS

December 2, 2021

Whether you need to move with your cat cross country or are looking to train your furry sidekick as an adventure companion, there are some important steps to take to get them acquainted for the road.

December 6, 2020

Whether you need to travel cross country with your cat or are aiming to train your new kitten as a hiking companion, here’s everything you’ll need to get them ready for the open road.

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Shalee Wanders is an outdoor travel blog focusing on adventure travel. Midwest born and raised, she began exploring by camping in Michigan as a young adult. In 2014, she met her love and travel partner, Josh. Since their first "date" jumping off cliffs in Canada, they have lived the vanlife in America, toured Europe on $20 a day, and explored over thirty countries.

Shalee is considered an expert in the travel industry for outdoor & adventure travel destinations. Her writing and photography have been featured in numerous notable publications and online outlets, such as Forbes, USA Today, and The Huffington Post.

 

 

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