by Therese Oldenburg | Dec 8, 2025 | Outdoors and Nature
Stories Written in Snow There’s something magical about breaking trail on snowshoes after a fresh snowfall, feeling like you’re the first to experience the beauty of these woods cloaked in the quieting snow. And then you start noticing the various tracks...
by Therese Oldenburg | Oct 2, 2025 | Outdoors and Nature
8 Great Autumn Hiking Adventures In The Stateline Area As the leaves begin to change color and the air crisps up, challenge yourself to take 8 Autumn Hiking Adventures in 8 stunning locations, traveling from north to south through the Stateline area. Begin your...
by Therese Oldenburg | Mar 1, 2025 | Outdoors and Nature
Why March is a good month to “Hit Repeat” March is such an “in between month”, not quite spring and not quite winter. It’s a tough month to love. But one thing is certain, I’ll always find something new to discover on every walk outdoors. Even in the “brown-ness” of...
by Therese Oldenburg | Feb 3, 2025 | General, Outdoors and Nature
What a difference 24 minutes makes! Several years ago, on the first anniversary of my mother’s passing, I was in one of her favorite places in the world – Manasota Key in Englewood, Florida. I’m not normally an early morning person, but, to honor...
by Therese Oldenburg | Apr 30, 2024 | Outdoors and Nature, Travel
I’ve learned a new way to experience the outdoors and I had to come all the way to the Redwoods National Forest to learn how. From now on, I’m going to saunter through the woods, not “hike”. Why? I was inspired by a writing I stumbled upon...
by Therese Oldenburg | Jan 19, 2024 | History, Outdoors and Nature
Nature At The Confluence Legacy Trees are Eastern Cottonwoods Nature At The Confluence is an environmental learning center in South Beloit, IL, right on the border of Beloit, Wisconsin. I was the founding executive director at this beautiful space which was built on a...
