This summer I have been lucky enough to participate in Arrowhead High School’s Adventure Gym course. And adventure is exactly what it is. Over the past two weeks I’ve been to sites that in my 17 years of living in the Lake Country community I never even knew existed.

So, in all honesty, the word “bored” should never come out of anyone’s mouth this summer. It has been a whirlwind two weeks—fishing, biking, rock climbing, working, writing, and more rock climbing. And I’m sure some of my peers will agree that this summer hardly feels like summer at all, which, in part, is due to our never ending to-do lists.

But if you find yourself running short of activities, and you’re not in Adventure Gym, I’ll give you an inside look at the course book. Because it might just be the bible of adventure.

First, if you’re looking for something close to home, be sure to check out Lapham Peak, the Glacial Drumlin Trail, or Adventure Rock. Now, in gym we visited these places for roughly 8 hours a piece. The phrase, “I feel like I’ve been here my entire life” pretty much sums those days up. So maybe don’t submit yourself to that kind of adventure…just a couple hours would be reasonable.

However, if you find yourself still lying in bed at four o’clock in the afternoon, and don’t deny that you’ve done that, then it’s time to bring out the big guns. Go to Devil’s Lake. Because my twelve hour trip to Devil’s Lake felt like twelve minutes, and I didn’t want to leave. It is roughly a two hour drive, but those two hours put you a world away. I never thought hills like those existed in Wisconsin, but they do. I rock climbed a real rock…not the fake kind—that was one of the details I was most excited about. Devil’s Lake’s beauty almost matches that of the Alps—take it from someone who has seen both.

So please, don’t say you’re bored. And the next time someone asks you what they should do, give them the full Adventure Gym list. Because like I said, it might just be the bible of adventure.