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by Eliot and Quincy Larsen We took a trip to Bear Island. No, there were not any bears on the island. We were going to go out on kayaks, but instead we got someone to take us out on a boat, for cheaper that what we were going to pay for the kayaks. We gotContinue reading “Camping on Bear Island, NC”

By Eliot Larsen and Quincy Larsen Today we went to a place called the Hagley museum and the DuPont family property. There were many things that were about the 19th century (1800-1899) the main part of the “outdoor museum” was a gun powder factory located right on the edge of the Brandywine creek. The blackContinue reading “Hagley Museum”

I see a red plane flying above me Tan sand dunes sit in front of me A white dog walks past me A gray trailer lay beside me A blue ocean wiggles by me A black stove stands up straight A brown seagull flies over head Green grass grows beneath me A striped towel driesContinue reading “KILL DEVIL HILLS POEM BY ???”

By Eliot Larsen We all went to NYC after we had been at our aunt’s for a couple days. We woke up on the 21st of September at 6:00 AM and headed to the Amtrak train station. After we got there we found a spot on the train and Quincy and I tried to fallContinue reading “NYC”

By Quincy Our back packing trip was a lot longer than we thought. But in the end we got to sleep in a lean-to shelter at Sawyer’s Pond. I saw a bunch of Frogs and Toads that you’ll learn about in this essay. Frogs have much longer legs than a toad. Frogs have smooth skinContinue reading “Frogs and Toads in the White Mountains, New Hampshire”

South Dakota conjures up a few iconic images. The Badlands. Mt. Rushmore. Ehm…tall mountains? (To be clear, for flatlanders, even Mt. Rushmore may qualify as the nose-bleed section. And yes, we did do the obligatory imitation of the dynamite-carved rock sculpture. (L to R) Mama Larshop posing (perfect hair currently) as George, Eliot as TJContinue reading “Black Elk Peak”

We found Honest A’s Auto shop in downtown Minneapolis, and dropped the truck off to get the AC repaired. A perfect opportunity to explore the city on our bikes! The outdoor Minneapolis Sculpture Garden made Quincy’s list of things to do in Minnesota, and it’s an impressive, expansive place. The cherry on a spoon fountain,Continue reading “A Cherry on Top”

The Milk. Missouri. Yellowstone. Platte. Niobrara. The Republican. The Canadian. The Red. These and dozens of other rivers all empty into the Mississippi River Basin, the largest and longest in North America. We’ve crossed waters that flow into this river from many different states already, and will continue to do so throughout the fall, winterContinue reading “The Headwaters”

Quincy and Mama Larshop discussing the approaching bison.