Guiding Spirit Journeys

05/22/2026

A little foraging feast. 🤩

Morels and fiddleheads in eggs. 🍄‍🟫🌿🥚

05/21/2026

🗓️ This Week in Nature 🌿

What gets you outside?!?

This week is prime for morel mushrooms 🍄‍🟫 in Northern MN.

Black morels can be found near mature poplar, and we had a wonderful afternoon hunting for them. 👀

The season is short, usually lasting about three weeks in May.

The ones we found were perfect with some on the dry side.

🌳 Look for the right trees.
✅ Verify with a trusted source what you find.
🏡 Take them home.
🪥 Cut in half and clean them up.
🧈 Sauté in butter.
🧀 Sprinkle Parmesan 🧀 over the top.
😋 Enjoy!!

What gets you outside?!? Comment Below 👇🏼

05/14/2026

So interesting to hear a Search and Rescue volunteer’s perspective on a webinar today. They are seeing more people coming into the wilderness without basic skills. Relying too much on devices, many cannot read a map and compass nor have the ability to start a fire well, or know what to do in a case of hypothermia. I teach these skills while we’re on trail and we talk through scenarios like hypothermia so you can feel prepared and confident.

05/08/2026

04/24/2026

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌎🫶🏽🌱♥️

04/14/2026

Are you looking 👀 for a cozy Autumn Retreat? Join us this October. 🍂
🫶🏽Melissa

She glows by firelight. 🔥

Autumn is the season when everything slows down, the air turns crisp, sweaters come out, and a campfire becomes more than warmth… it becomes a place to reconnect, reflect, and remember your light. ✨

This October 1–4, 2026, we’ll gather in circle at Bay Lake Retreat Center in Deerwood, MN, surrounded by water 🌊 peaceful pines 🌲 and the kind of quiet that settles into your heart. ♥️

If your body is craving warmth, if your spirit is asking for space, if you’re ready to gather with women who want the same, this retreat was made for you. 🫂

Click below👇🏼
https://three-trees-collective-retreats.kit.com/waitlist

04/12/2026

Had a nice day talking with so many wonderful women at the She Ascends Hiking and Wellness Women’s Expo today in Detroit Lakes. Love the interactions and hearing their stories of adventures. 🌲 🥾 🏕️ 🛶 🌲
🫶🏽Melissa

04/03/2026

You're never too small for a big adventure 🐦🗺️

Where will the weekend take you? Use our ParkFinder tool to plan your next state park visit: mndnr.gov/parkfinder.

And remember to share photos of your visit with us! mndnr.gov/sharephotos

Thank you to Gregory Gerhart, who took this photo at Glendalough State Park!