Hey! I’m Jen! I am from Southwestern Illinois. I love being outside. You can find me planning and running backpacking events with my company True North Expeditions, Inc. Volunteering my free time to outdoor causes, cleaning up state parks Trail maintaining, building and operating the…
Presenting Illinois Park Project. A collaborative mission with other Illinois based outdoor bloggers, educators and organizations hosted by Jenny the Trailhead. Illinois Park Project is a volunteer effort encouraging individuals, families and youth to disconnect from technology and daily routines for an afternoon, get…
True North Expeditions, Inc. was founded in 2017 by my friend Tony Pompa. I jumped on in 2019 as co-owner and it’s been a wonderful journey. We organize many things including Intro, Beginner’s and Advanced Backpacking Bootcamps, 5 day wilderness trips at Boundary Waters…
Last month, B and I were gifted a wonderful experience from RVshare. A little about RVshare before I divulge our wonderful experience: think of it as a hotel on the road! You can rent a camper in your area; or even fly to a…
I truly believe that life and everything in it is all about timing. It’s far too intricate and detailed for things to be just a coincidence, right? I received an email a couple months ago from an independent filmmaker around 2 in the morning…