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Mike Bezemek

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    • Paddling the Ozarks
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    • #Frankenstein (in tweets)
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A Chance for Freedom

NEW! During the War of 1812, hundreds of enslaved African Americans gained their freedom on Cumberland Island by joining the ranks of the British occupier. For some, liberation was fleeting… continue reading at National Parks Magazine.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021

Southeast by Southwest

NEW! An Adventurer Finds a Similar Pull towards the Recreation Opportunities—and the Heat—in Seemingly Opposite Regions… continue reading at Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021

Riding the Tide on Low Country’s Awendaw Creek

It was a warm and sunny morning in early spring when we arrived at Awendaw Creek Canoe Launch, the type of day when better-known put-ins across the country would be swamped with paddlers. But we were the only two boaters in sight… continue reading at Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021

Escape to Nebraska’s Niobrara River

Upon reaching Nebraska, I exhaled in relief. Every direction offered nothing but rolling hay fields, plots of corn, and patches of wildflowers. I drove through the occasional rural town, mostly empty except for a few locals chatting around pick-up trucks in the shade of grain silos… continue reading at Duct Tape Diaries blog.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021

Ghost Towns of Old Cahawba

An Alabama archaeological park preserves over 500 years of mysterious ruins… continue reading at Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021

Creative Paddling Closer to Home

Have you ever driven past a certain body of water—possibly for years—without giving it much thought?… continue reading at Duct Tape Diaries blog.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021

Exploring Carolina Bays

The elliptical lakes with a mysterious geologic origin: Driving into Bladen County, I catch my first glimpse of why I’ve come. Brief gaps in dense vegetation reveal the inky blue waters of mysterious lakes that have baffled observers for centuries… continue reading at Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021

Following Midwestern Adventurer John Wesley Powell to the Grand Canyon

The middle part of this story is the best known. Learn what happened before the 1869 expedition… continue reading in Terrain Magazine.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021

A Little Grand Canyon in the San Rafael Swell

Things didn’t look promising. We’d left pavement behind and I was—not exactly driving—sort of skidding my truck through a mud trough in the rain. Up ahead, a soiled hatchback made like wet clay on a pottery wheel and spun around, slogging back toward the interstate… continue reading at Duct Tape Diaries blog.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021

Adventures in the Refuge of Lowered Expectations

The first time I heard a visitor calling for help, it came from the old ferry lake. Following the yells, I walked onto the aluminum fishing pier. Two bewildered college girls sat cross-legged on a floating platform, in the middle of this blackwater inlet of the Waccamaw River… continue reading at Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021

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  • BOOKS
    • Adventures on the Outlaw Trail
    • Paddling the John Wesley Powell Route
    • Paddling the Ozarks
    • Twit Lit Classics
    • #Moby-Dick (in tweets)
    • #Frankenstein (in tweets)
  • PHOTOS
  • SOCIAL
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
  • SERVICES
  • ABOUT
    • About Mike Bezemek
    • Interviews & Reviews
    • Contact
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