Trip Report from a recent 5 day backpacking Thru-Hike in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness along the rugged 65 mile Border Route Trail located in Northern Minnesota along the Canadian Border during the fall.
Finally I was able to get back on the SHT for the first time since a Thru-Hike back in June! Felt great to be back out on trail even if the weather wasn’t cooperating. Thankfully for this trip we switched things up and stayed at the Boreal Backcountry Cabins to have an actual roof over our heads. We had a great time there and on our adventuresome day hike around LeVeaux Mountain where we went through multiple storms! The fall colors are really popping inland now on the ridges & peaks. This is the best time of year for hiking!
Trip Report from a recent 3 day backpacking trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness along the challenging, but rewarding, 30 mile Sioux-Hustler Trail located Northwest of Ely, Minnesota on the Echo Trail.
Trip Report from a recent overnight backpacking trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the highest point in Minnesota, Eagle Mountain, where we camped out on nearby Whale Lake.
Trip report from my recent & 5th backpacking trip to the Porcupine Mountain Wilderness on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This is a recap of observations and thoughts along the way paired up with my photography to further tell a story of the adventure.
Chapter 6 of John Keefover’s recap of his Northbound Thru-Hike of the Superior Hiking Trail in Northern Minnesota in June of 2022. John wrote over 3 journals worth of notes, trail conditions, thoughts & stories throughout the trip and paired them with some photos taken along the way. Hope you enjoy this recap of the SHT!
Chapter 5 of John Keefover’s recap of his Northbound Thru-Hike of the Superior Hiking Trail in Northern Minnesota in June of 2022. John wrote over 3 journals worth of notes, trail conditions, thoughts & stories throughout the trip and paired them with some photos taken along the way. Hope you enjoy this recap of the SHT!
Chapter 4 of John Keefover’s recap of his Northbound Thru-Hike of the Superior Hiking Trail in Northern Minnesota in June of 2022. John wrote over 3 journals worth of notes, trail conditions, thoughts & stories throughout the trip and paired them with some photos taken along the way. Hope you enjoy this recap of the SHT!
Chapter 3 of John Keefover’s recap of his Northbound Thru-Hike of the Superior Hiking Trail in Northern Minnesota in June of 2022. John wrote over 3 journals worth of notes, trail conditions, thoughts & stories throughout the trip and paired them with some photos taken along the way. Hope you enjoy this recap of the SHT!
Chapter 2 of John Keefover’s recap of his Northbound Thru-Hike of the Superior Hiking Trail in Northern Minnesota in June of 2022. John wrote over 3 journals worth of notes, trail conditions, thoughts & stories throughout the trip and paired them with some photos taken along the way. Hope you enjoy this recap of the SHT!
Chapter 1 of John Keefover’s recap of his Northbound Thru-Hike of the Superior Hiking Trail in Northern Minnesota in June of 2022. John wrote over 3 journals worth of notes, trail conditions, thoughts & stories throughout the trip and paired them with some photos taken along the way. Hope you enjoy this recap of the SHT!
John Keefover’s revised itinerary of his Northbound Thru-Hike of the Superior Hiking Trail in Northern Minnesota in June of 2022. This can be used as a reference to plan your next day hike, section hike, or Thru-Hike of the SHT!
In June of 2022 I completed a solo NOBO Thru-Hike of the Superior Hiking Trail! This is a thorough gear list of everything I brought with me including changes to my original list, reviews, and thoughts going forward. Hope this helps plan a trip of your own!
John Keefover’s itinerary for a Northbound Thru-Hike of the Superior Hiking Trail in Northern Minnesota. This can be used to follow along with us on our hike, or to plan your own adventure!
Follow along with me for this solo overnight backpacking trip on the Angleworm Trail in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness! The Angleworm is a 13 mile loop trail around Angleworm, Home, and Whiskey Jack Lake with several campsites along the way.
Follow along with us on our 4 day backpacking trip around Lake of the Clouds in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We had beautiful weather, an incredible night sky, and amazing views along the way.
Recently returned from an 8 day backpacking trip on Isle Royale National Park. I wrote over 30 pages of journal notes, and took hundreds of photos along the way to make a day by day blog. This is the Day 9 and our final day on the island as we depart back to the mainland on the seaplane.
Recently returned from an 8 day backpacking trip on Isle Royale National Park. I wrote over 30 pages of journal notes, and took hundreds of photos along the way to make a day by day blog. This is the Day 8 where we hike 9.1 miles from Feldtmann Lake to Windigo Harbor and the Washington Creek Campground. It’s the last stretch of our journey so we treated ourselves to snacks and beer at the store, and get a ride around the island from a friendly fisherman.
Recently returned from an 8 day backpacking trip on Isle Royale National Park. I wrote over 30 pages of journal notes, and took hundreds of photos along the way to make a day by day blog. This is the Day 7 where we hike 10.3 miles from Siskiwit Bay to Feldtmann Lake and see over 15 moose along the way!
Recently returned from an 8 day backpacking trip on Isle Royale National Park. I wrote over 30 pages of journal notes, and took hundreds of photos along the way to make a day by day blog. This is the Day 6 where we hike 9.9 miles from South Lake Desor to Siskiwit Bay where we finally get a shelter for the night and join some fishermen.
Recently returned from an 8 day backpacking trip on Isle Royale National Park. I wrote over 30 pages of journal notes, and took hundreds of photos along the way to make a day by day blog. This is the Day 5 where we hike from Todd Harbor to South Lake Desor in 11.7 miles.
Recently returned from an 8 day backpacking trip on Isle Royale National Park. I wrote over 30 pages of journal notes, and took hundreds of photos along the way to make a day by day blog. This is the Day 4 where we hike from McCargoe Cove to Todd Harbor. It was my favorite campground on the island with lots of exploring.
Recently returned from an 8 day backpacking trip on Isle Royale National Park. I wrote over 30 pages of journal notes, and took hundreds of photos along the way to make a day by day blog. This is the Day 3 where we have our biggest hike of the trip 13 miles from Lane Cove to McCargoe Cove.
Recently returned from an 8 day backpacking trip on Isle Royale National Park. I wrote over 30 pages of journal notes, and took hundreds of photos along the way to make a day by day blog. This is the Day 2 when we finally made it to the island and hiked to Lane Cove.
Recently returned from an 8 day backpacking trip on Isle Royale National Park. I wrote over 30 pages of journal notes, and took hundreds of photos along the way to make a day by day blog. This is the Day 1 and it doesn’t go as planned.
Recently returned from an 8 day backpacking trip on Isle Royale National Park. I wrote over 30 pages of journal notes, and took hundreds of photos along the way to make a day by day blog, starting with this overall trip report.
Announcing my photo featured on the new SHT Maps & Trail Atlas as well as covering everything you need to know about this hiking trail.
Recently Voyageur Canoe Outfitters invited me up to photograph the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on a fully outfitted canoe trip. I was thrilled for the opportunity!
Here is my full 2023 Duluth Homegrown Music Festival photo recap. I saw & photographed 38 local bands at 18 different venues for this years festival and that was just a sliver of the talent and locations. Homegrown featured 171 bands total at 36 different places around Duluth & Superior! Click on an image to enlarge it for a better view.
Trip Report from backpacking the 42 mile long Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Trail. It follows sandy beaches and dramatic cliffs along Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.