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Mike Bezemek

author of books & stories with an adventurous spin

  • BOOKS
    • Mysteries of the National Parks
    • Space Age Adventures
    • Discovering the Outlaw Trail
    • Paddling the John Wesley Powell Route
    • Paddling the Ozarks
    • Twit Lit Classics
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    • National Parks & Public Lands
    • Road Trips & Adventure Travel
    • Camper & RV Adventures
    • Paddling & Whitewater
    • Mountain Biking & Cycling
    • Hiking & Backpacking
    • History & Historic Sites
    • Space Exploration & Science
    • Nonfiction
    • Humor
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Mike Bezemek

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 MikePosted on Categories History & Historic Sites, Paddling & Whitewater

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 MikePosted on Categories National Parks & Public Lands, Paddling & Whitewater

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 MikePosted on Categories Hiking & Backpacking, Humor, National Parks & Public Lands, Nonfiction

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 MikePosted on Categories Paddling & Whitewater

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 MikePosted on Categories Road Trips & Adventure Travel

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 MikePosted on Categories History & Historic Sites, Mountain Biking & Cycling

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 MikePosted on Categories Hiking & Backpacking, Paddling & Whitewater

Must-Do Adventures Along Powell’s Expedition Route

How to explore the western rivers and wilderness on the route of legendary explorer John Wesley Powell… continue reading at Outside Online!

Author MikePosted on Categories History & Historic Sites, Paddling & Whitewater, Road Trips & Adventure Travel

The Shuttle Vehicle Wall of Shame

Hi I’m Gary! I’m old and don’t take hills too well … You can only get in me via the passenger door … Please put a bit of oil in me before you drive me … I’ve got a nasty little leak... continue reading about the Shuttle Vehicle Wall of Shame at Men’s Journal!

Author MikePosted on Categories Humor, Nonfiction, Paddling & Whitewater

A Nearly Empty Island called Cumberland

It’s the morning of New Year’s Eve, and the exact moment I step out of my tent, I spot a dorsal fin. It rises briefly into the mist from the placid Brickhill River, next to Cumberland Island National Seashore, and vanishes… continue reading at Adventure Cyclist Magazine!

Author MikePosted on Categories Mountain Biking & Cycling, National Parks & Public Lands

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  • BOOKS
    • Mysteries of the National Parks
    • Space Age Adventures
    • Discovering the Outlaw Trail
    • Paddling the John Wesley Powell Route
    • Paddling the Ozarks
    • Twit Lit Classics
  • STORIES
    • National Parks & Public Lands
    • Road Trips & Adventure Travel
    • Camper & RV Adventures
    • Paddling & Whitewater
    • Mountain Biking & Cycling
    • Hiking & Backpacking
    • History & Historic Sites
    • Space Exploration & Science
    • Nonfiction
    • Humor
  • PHOTOS
  • SOCIAL
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
  • SERVICES
  • ABOUT
    • About Mike Bezemek
    • Interviews & Reviews
    • Contact
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