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Five outdoor road trips to consider this year
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After spending the summer of 2020 on lockdown, more people than ever are ready to hit the road for a fishing or hunting trip.
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he summer of 2021 is going to be all about road trips. After living through lockdown last year, just about everyone is ready for an adventure. Many of those are going to involve fishing and hunting. A lot of outdoor recreation equipment companies have experienced record sales over the last year. Now those consumers are ready to put their toys to use. A study recently released by the vacation rental house website VRBO states, “Families are making up for travel time lost during the pandemic. According to VRBO, 82% of families have vacation plans for this year, evidence of that pent-up de-
mand for travel.” If you are ready to hit the road to enjoy the great outdoors, here are five trips you might consider to get you on the water or in the woods in the next few months. Michigan: Two-Hearted River Trout
In his short story “Big Two-Hearted River,” Ernest Hemingway wrote, “Nick looked down into the clear, brown water, colored from the pebbly bottom, and watched the trout keeping themselves steady in the current with wavering fins. As he watched them they changed their positions by quick angles, only to hold steady in the fast water again.” Anglers today recre-
May 14-27, 2021
