Emily Ford
Winter 2022/23 Update
It's been a while! The past several months have been somewhat of a whirlwind with talks, travel, and presentations. After returning home...
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Emily Ford
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
Home Again, Home Again
Our trip ended abruptly at the Pigeon River on 11 March. We spent so much time crawling (literally crawling) through the Canadian portage...
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Emily Ford
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
In the BWCA 19 days in
I can't quite believe that we have skied over 120 miles. So far here is what I've learned: The wild is wild: My first week was full of...
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Emily Ford
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min
Friends of the Boundary Waters
Friends of the Boundary Waters (Friends) agreed to join in on this trip right from the beginning. I reached out in the summer to see if...
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Emily Ford
- Feb 9, 2022
- 1 min
Ready to launch
It feels surreal, intimidating and exciting all at the same time. I've only spent a little bit of time in this wilderness and was...
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Emily Ford
- Dec 4, 2021
- 1 min
Why Support?
The short answer is: things cost money and other people are better at things that I suck at. The more I look into other [read 'bigger']...
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Emily Ford
- Dec 4, 2021
- 5 min
The Ice Age Trail: My Third thru hike
This is the hike that changed my life. I've always loved winter as a person who grew up in the throws of 29 Minnesotan winters. My...
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Emily Ford
- Oct 13, 2021
- 1 min
My Second Thru Hike - The Kek
The Kekekabic is the shortest of my thru-hikes thus far, coming in at 42 miles. It is also the hardest trail that I've done. It also runs...
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Emily Ford
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
My First Thru Hike - BRT to SHT
Hiking from the border of Canada to my house in Duluth, MN felt like a first doable thru-hike. It included the Border Route Trail...
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