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Developing A Personal Credo
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Developing A Personal Credo

Whether we notice it or stay oblivious, most of us spend some time building a creed into our life. It can be discerned in what we do on our phones, the places we go, or even the deepest secrets whispered in private.

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February 22, 2021
Public & Frozen: Winter Lakes
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Public & Frozen: Winter Lakes

Temporary “Land” Open for Adventure. This past year was a big win for nature! According to the New York Post, 6 in 10 Americans said the pandemic made their hearts…

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January 24, 2021
Epic Couples Trips in Minnesota
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Epic Couples Trips in Minnesota

Based on your personality types. In a perfect world, all experiences would be tailored to fit us as individuals and cater to our every whim. In reality, compromise is king,…

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January 4, 2021
Outdoor Planning with Your Personality Type in Mind
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Outdoor Planning with Your Personality Type in Mind

Idealist, Artisan, Guardian, or Rational? It can be beneficial to pigeon-hole yourself into a thought experiment just to see what comes out on the other side. As a teacher I’ve…

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December 28, 2020
Resilience: the Other Outdoor Benefit
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Resilience: the Other Outdoor Benefit

Resilience stems mostly from perspective and time. We quickly slammed the tent, sleeping bags, and pads in the dry bag as the first raindrops gave a warning of the deluge…

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December 6, 2020
4 Secrets to Being An Outdoors Type Girl
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4 Secrets to Being An Outdoors Type Girl

6 years ago, I would have never seen myself as the Outdoors type Girl I am becoming today.  I absolutely DESPISED camping. But when I met Nick, he convinced me…

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November 30, 2020
Is Your Outdoor Equipment an Asset or a Liability?
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Is Your Outdoor Equipment an Asset or a Liability?

3 ways to make sure your gear is paying for itself. At the request of a colleague, I recently read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. You…

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November 16, 2020
Self Manipulate and Listen to Your Inner 8-Year-Old
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Self Manipulate and Listen to Your Inner 8-Year-Old

Most things can be positive up and until they're not. I’m dealing with too many addictions to be addicted to all at once. It's a cycle between vices in an effort…

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November 8, 2020
On the Ruggedness of Women’s Clothing
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On the Ruggedness of Women’s Clothing

Like many millennial females, I sneak and steal my significant other’s rugged clothes. Mostly, his sweatshirts and insulated button-up type shirt jackets.  At this point, it's not so much an…

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October 25, 2020
Low Water River Hike
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Low Water River Hike

Too low to float doesn't mean rivers are out! The best, most isolated, and unmanaged public land isn’t really land at all. At least not for most of the year,…

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October 11, 2020
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Welcome!
We're Annie and Nick! We love recreation, nature, minimalism, living sustainably, and regenerative farming. Nick, a science teacher, and Annie, an English teacher, created Straight Up Outside to help others "Load Up and Go" whenever possible.

    What’s new from SUO?

    • Developing A Personal Credo
    • What’s the Worth In It?
    • To Make Grass-Fed Beef
    • Straight Up Outside Farm
    • Public & Frozen: Winter Lakes

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    “The Alchemist’s Map”

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