It was a warm day in Northern Minnesota. I hopped into my fishing boat and headed about 5 miles across Lake Vermilion into the river inlet to Tower, Minnesota. Daryl Lamppa picked me up at the dock, and we drove in
Maob, Utah. The mobile sauna has received official dispensation, and has been trailered up to the summit shelf. The Canyonlands National Park District Director is sitting on the sauna bench to our left. His hat and uniform hang on a hook
“Call the Star Tribune!” I call out with a smile, as I catch sight of my wife making her way down to the cabin sauna. It was one of those sauna sessions when everybody shows up. We had our oldest son,
You look up the from your desk It’s getting darker and darker outside. It’s 3:20 pm. A smart person would get out of there right now, beating the rain and the snarling traffic sure to come. But no, as a
Just as fisherman start organizing their tackle boxes in early May or cross country ski enthusiasts can be seen polling their way on wheels around the bike paths in late fall, sauna enthusiasts start relishing the advent of the cold season
The preview: as the sauna heats up “I sauna when I want to” He explains. And this maybe the most fundamental aspect to AUTHENTIC sauna. Sauna isn’t crammed into a busy schedule or an afterthought at a health club. “‘ll
As you probably know Rick Rubin is a wildly prolific and successful music producer. But Rick Rubin is also a deep thinker with lots of interesting things to say. He was interviewed recently by Tim Ferriss. The interview was recorded in
Many people think sauna is a wood paneled room with benches and a stove that makes the room hot. And you sweat. Yes, the sauna hot room is part of the sauna experience. But sauna enthusiasts know that when the
A hidden yet hugely valuable part of a good sauna experience is the clean rinse: fully washing all the sweat off our bodies.
This is what happens after a sauna session in JP’s backyard Minneapolis sauna. Unlike a lake cabin sauna – where the participants are family members or longtime close friends or neighbors – an urban backyard sauna can bring together strangers,
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