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Mike Bezemek

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    • Discovering the Outlaw Trail
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    • Paddling the Ozarks
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    • #Frankenstein (in tweets)
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Ghost Towns of Old Cahawba

The Old Cahawba Archaeological Park, in Alabama, preserves over 500 years of mysterious ruins… continue reading at Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021June 4, 2021

Creative Paddling Closer to Home

Have you ever driven past a certain body of water—possibly for years—without giving it much thought? Here are some lessons for finding creative paddling options closer to home… continue reading at Duct Tape Diaries blog.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021June 4, 2021

Exploring Carolina Bays

Carolina Bays are 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, 2021June 4, 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 led by John Wesley Powell down the Colorado River to the Grand Canyon… continue reading in Terrain Magazine.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021June 4, 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, 2021June 4, 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, 2021June 4, 2021

Awendaw Creek Switches Direction: Paddling in South Carolina’s Low Country

The first time I spotted a sign for Awendaw Creek was a few years before we went paddling there. We were doing what most visitors do in this part of South Carolina’s Low Country, zipping 70 mph down Highway 17 through a box canyon of longleaf pine trees… continue reading at Duct Tape Diaries blog.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021June 4, 2021

The Most Fascinating Forbidden Places in the World

The ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic has made bustling cities like New York resemble ghost towns. Social distancing has shut national parks and turned tropical paradises into forbidden islands. But instead of dreaming about canceled trips, why not learn about some strange places that have always been forbidden?… continue reading at Men’s Journal.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021June 4, 2021

Riding Like a Swamp Fox

Biking the 47-mile Swamp Fox Passage trail through Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina… continue reading at Blue Ridge Outdoors.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021June 4, 2021

Going Boating to Go Hiking

We considered it more of a hiking trip,” said the mysterious raft guide. “We looked at the river as an obstacle to going hiking.”
“Wait,” I said. “Did you just say hiking?”… continue reading at Duct Tape Diaries blog.

Author mikebezemekPosted on March 21, 2021June 4, 2021

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  • BOOKS
    • Discovering the Outlaw Trail
    • Space Age Adventures
    • Paddling the John Wesley Powell Route
    • Paddling the Ozarks
    • Twit Lit Classics
    • #Moby-Dick (in tweets)
    • #Frankenstein (in tweets)
  • MORE
    • Odes to Macro Brews
    • Grand Canyon in (Puzzle) Pieces
  • PHOTOS
  • SOCIAL
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
  • SERVICES
  • ABOUT
    • About Mike Bezemek
    • Interviews & Reviews
    • Contact
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