MTNestWanderer
Minnesota - Northern Lights
This has been on my bucket list for a long long time, and I got the opportunity to see them while with Stephanie and Avry for Mothers Day!...
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MTNestWanderer
Lady empty nester travelling the United States in a campervan exploring National Park Service properties, Historic Parks, Landmarks, and anything else. I enjoy telling you about my adventures and would like to hear yours too!
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MTNestWanderer
Dec 29, 2023
December 2023 Class - Glass Ornaments in Whitewater
I have been working glass on a torch for a while now, but one thing that has eluded me was how to blow bubbles. So, when I saw that Josh...
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MTNestWanderer
Dec 3, 2023
Moving into a Studio!!
After going to a total of three weeks of art camp this past summer, all of which were devoted to flameworking, I came home and bought a...
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MTNestWanderer
Jun 19, 2023
June 2023 Class - Flowers in North Carolina
Now that I have been at Penland School of Crafts, I feel kind of embarrassed for how I ended up there. In early 2023, I was thinking...
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MTNestWanderer
May 17, 2023
US Virgin Islands - Virgin Islands National Park
WOW This place is straight out of National Geographic. Every turn we took, we saw ANOTHER picture perfect beach. To get to the Virgin...
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MTNestWanderer
May 15, 2023
Puerto Rico - El Yunque National Forest
I have not traveled as much since Covid, and I really wanted to take a trip – so I looked at the National Parks that I have NOT been to...
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MTNestWanderer
May 14, 2023
Puerto Rico - Old San Juan
Most of this blog is for crafting or travels to National Parks, but this part of San Juan is just so cool, that I want to share some...
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MTNestWanderer
May 6, 2023
May Class - Beads in Mineral Point
Ever since I started my monthly class quest, I have been wanting to take a class at Shake Rag Alley in Mineral Point. I finally got my...
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MTNestWanderer
Mar 27, 2023
March Class - Community Pottery in Riverwest
I have given myself this goal of taking a class at least once a month, or at least learning a new thing. In March, I DID do the paper...
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MTNestWanderer
Sep 23, 2022
Ohio - Cuyahoga National Park
This was part of a longer road trip with two of my kids. Neither of them had ever been at Cuyahoga before. We only had a few hours, so...
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MTNestWanderer
Aug 12, 2022
Michigan - Ottawa National Forest
I had never been to Bond Falls in Ottawa National Forest and its only a short drive from my sibling's cabin, so off we went! What a treat!
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MTNestWanderer
Aug 11, 2022
Wisconsin - Chequamegon/Nicolet NF (again)
Ok, I've been here a gazillion times, as my dad had a cabin here, and now several siblings do, but its always beautiful!
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MTNestWanderer
Jun 13, 2022
Arizona - Titan Missile Museum
While in southern Arizona, my kids and I visited the Titan Missile Museum just south of Tucson. This place looks like almost nothing...
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MTNestWanderer
Jun 12, 2022
Arizona - Mt. Lemmon Skycenter
Two of my kids and I were getting stir crazy and decided to go to Arizona for a few days. We picked the wrong time of the year to go –...
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MTNestWanderer
Apr 14, 2022
April Class - Craft Bar in Minneapolis
My oldest daughter is an artist. I don’t mean just someone that likes to do art. I mean, she creates art for a living, and has a...
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MTNestWanderer
Sep 20, 2021
September 2021 Class - Blacksmithing in Corning, NY
The Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes is a great small living history museum in Corning, New York. I am trying to take a...
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MTNestWanderer
Sep 18, 2021
New York - Niagara Falls
Although an incredibly impressive falls, powerful and beautiful, the surrounding area put a huge damper on my enjoyment of the falls. ...
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Sep 7, 2021
August 2021 Class - Lampworking in Milwaukee
This blog has been dedicated to my quest to visit a NPS property in every state, but with COVID, my travelling has been DRASTICALLY...
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MTNestWanderer
Mar 23, 2021
Where the $)#%! is my phone??
My sister recently lost her phone while hiking solo, and the ensuing adventure brought to light several ideas for solo travelers, to help...
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MTNestWanderer
Feb 9, 2021
Wonderful Water Trails
I have visited a fair number of National Park Service properties in 48 states, and occasionally, I will run into a property that has...
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