Minnesota has 75 state parks and recreation areas and we will visit all of them to celebrate the state’s rich and diverse natural environment.

December 7, 2020
audio narrative: Walk in the Time of Coronavirus
As we enter a new phase of the pandemic – and Blissful recovers – let’s look back to the beginning.
April 2, 2020
audio narrative: Afton on the Stay-at-Home-Order
Taking a walk in early spring and thinking about the coming limits to our freedom to move.
May 19, 2019
password: bluebell
One Thursday in spring, bluebells explode into a sea of color like a holy shrine at Carley State Park, MN.
May 11, 2019
spring song
The volume’s turned up on muddy trails at Minnesota’s William O’Brien State Park and my ears open to the music of early spring.
February 19, 2018
wild river afternoon
A solo late winter snowshoe in Wild Rover State Park introduces surprises in myriad foot prints.