Our feature collection of Detour Guides across the U.S. continues with Emily Gantner in the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Utilizing a Toyota 4Runner, she explores the remote peninsula that shape-shifts with the seasons by launching a sea kayak tour around Grand Island. Gantner guides pro skier and friend Jake Hopfinger to secluded Lake Superior waterfalls and then deeper into the Hiawatha National Forest, which draws a fraction of the crowds of comparable destinations like Acadia National Park, with equally dynamic shorelines. Follow the duo’s multi-sport adventure, then read more of Gantner’s guidance below to nearby adventures. Go deeper with the full video, more Detour Guides presented by Toyota Trucks, plus the trails and the trucks to get you to the wildest corners of our country.

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