{"id":56279,"date":"2022-03-15T02:55:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T02:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersweb.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=56279"},"modified":"2022-03-15T02:55:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T02:55:56","slug":"emily-ford-ends-2022-winter-ski-expedition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/emily-ford-ends-2022-winter-ski-expedition\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Ford Ends Latest Winter Expedition Just Shy of Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, March 11, 2022, winter explorer <a href=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/emily-ford-winter-ski-trek-2022\/\">Emily Ford<\/a> and Diggins \u2014 a retired sled dog and her adventure companion \u2014 pulled the plug on the final days of their 320km ski trek along the Minnesota-Ontario border.<\/p>\n<p>They had fewer than 50km to go and were just two days out from the intended endpoint of Grand Portage, the area where several streams coalesce into Lake Superior.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\"  data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ca9BBvruUid\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ca9BBvruUid\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">See this post on Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<h2>Open water<\/h2>\n<p>The Duluth native explained that she had initially planned to reach Grand Portage by skiing the Pigeon River, which began near the trip&#8217;s 270km mark. But when she and Diggins arrived at Pigeon River&#8217;s banks, they found it &#8220;open and flowing&#8221; \u2014 it was thoroughly intractable.<\/p>\n<p>Ford signed off on the trip without any palpable regrets:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This was a fantastic trip. I did what I set out to do: traverse the Boundary Waters by ski and paw. I am so incredibly proud of myself and Diggins! We saw one of the most spectacular places in one of the most spectacular seasons. No. We lived in it!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Duluth native is a passionate advocate for, in her words, &#8220;getting kiddos into the outdoors&#8221;. She uses her expeditions to fundraise for children&#8217;s wilderness trips.<\/p>\n<h2>The adventures of Emily Ford &amp; Diggins<\/h2>\n<p>Ford and Diggins&#8217;s 28-day tour began on February 11 in Crane Lake, Minnesota. It was the duo&#8217;s second epic winter trek in less than a year. 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