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Climbing Capitol Peak: Everything You Need to Know September 11th, 2024 Capitol Peak is perhaps Colorado’s most notorious 14er. I’ll be the first to admit I’m not an expert in fourteeners, but my husband and I traveled down to Colorado for a week of climbing these famed Rocky Mountain peaks. We were new to the…
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What to Wear in Egypt: A Complete Clothing Guide
What to Wear in Egypt: A Complete Clothing Guide August 28, 2024 Egypt is a once-in-a-lifetime destination. To be honest, the country completely blew me away. It wasn’t top of my bucket list, but I had many travelers interested in a trip to Egypt, which led me to host a group tour there in 2023.…
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What to Pack for an Overnight Backpacking Trip
What to Pack for an Overnight Backpacking Trip August 8th, 2024 My friends joke that I live half my life out of a backpack, and in the summer, it sometimes feels true. I remember my first backpacking trip on the shores of Lake Michigan with my parents when I was 8. I sat down on…
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What to Pack for Iceland for a Week
What to Pack for Iceland for a Week July 10, 2024 I’ve been to Iceland three times – in 2015, 2019, and 2024. It is one of my favorite places on Earth, and has so much uniqueness that separates it from many other destinations in the world. Because of its unpredictable weather, one-of-a-kind features, and…
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Jet-Set & Jet-Lagged: 10 Airports with Sleeping Pods for the Nonstop Adventurer
Jet-Set & Jet-Lagged: 10 Airports with Sleeping Pods for the Nonstop Adventurer April 25th, 2024 As wanderlusts, globetrotters, jet-setters, and adventurers, we’re no strangers to the flurry and frenzy of airports. Sometimes, long layovers feel like a necessary evil to endure for the sake of a good deal… but what if I told you your…
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Tips for Working Remotely While Traveling
Tips for Working Remotely While Traveling April 10th, 2024 I have been fully remote since 2017. It was during that year I was in a transition period and committed to finding a full-time remote job so I could have the freedom to travel. Back then, remote work wasn’t necessarily new, but it also wasn’t extremely…
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The 13 Best Breweries in Michigan
The 13 Best Breweries in Michigan Updated: February 11, 2025 I’ve been waiting years to make this post. And before you ask – no this isn’t some general, randomly picked list. I’ve spent the past decade testing and trying breweries around Michigan. Over the years, I’ve made note of the best breweries in Michigan, and…
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Best Places to Visit in Michigan
Travel With Me! Discover trips to Yellowstone, Iceland, Patagonia, and Thailand in 2024 & 2025. Explore here Best Places to Visit in Michigan March 18, 2024 Growing up in Michigan, I always knew there was something special about the state, but I never knew just how special until I left. Each time I come ‘home’…
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Best Places to Travel in January
Travel With Me! Discover trips to Iceland, Patagonia, and Thailand in 2024 & 2025. Explore here Best Places to Travel in January February 5th, 2024 January can be the best or worst time to visit specific places. For example, you probably never want to visit Glacier National Park in the winter, as a majority of…
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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.
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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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