30 days left until Canoecopia!     March 13 - 15
Location
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Way
Madison, Wisconsin

Show Hours
Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM

Tickets
1-Day: $17.00
3-Day: $35.00
Ages 17 and under are FREE
Cash or check only for tickets purchased at the event

Parking Fees
1-Day: $10.00
Credit only, fees collected by Alliant Energy Center
Advanced passes may be purchased HERE.
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  Tim Aurand




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wildernesswandering.com

Tim Aurand is a retired marketing professor from Northern Illinois University. He moved to Lake Mills, Wisconsin four years ago and has fallen in love with the many outdoor activities that Wisconsin has to offer. Besides hiking and kayaking, Tim is an avid cyclist and in 2025 biked across the United States on the Southern Tier.

Beth Naughton retired from a successful career in Industrial Sales. She is happiest when she is in the outdoors. She enjoys traveling both domestically and internationally. Beth likes to stay busy and enjoys hiking, cycling, kayaking paddleboarding, reading, quilting, and volunteering.



Also Presenting With

Beth Naughton
Beth is an avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast who enjoys cycling, kayaking, camping, snow shoeing and cross country skiing as well as reading and travel. Beth enjoys participating in Habitat for Humanity builds and has traveled to Africa and New Zealand on builds.



Presentations

Tim Aurand, Beth Naughton
 An Epic Journey to the 63 United States National Parks
Bear - upstairs Fri 4:30pm-5:15pm 
Sylvania - main floor Sun 1:30pm-2:15pm 
A PowerPoint presentation of the planning, and implementation of visiting all 63 US National Parks in 27 months. Immediately after retirement, Beth and Tim bought a Ram Promaster van and upfitted it into a camper van and set out on their journey to see all 63 national parks.
We will present many insights previously presented in Beth's blog - Wilderness Wandering which provided details on each of our park visits. Included in our presentation will be details regarding the van purchase and upfitting process, tips on van travel and camping, favorite experiences from the parks, as well as our rankings of the parks.


 
Location
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Way
Madison, Wisconsin

Show Hours
Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM

  Tickets
1-Day: $17.00
3-Day: $35.00
Ages 17 and under are FREE
Cash or check only for tickets purchased at the event

  Parking Fees
1-Day: $8.00
Credit only, fees collected by Alliant Energy Center
Advanced passes may be purchased HERE.
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