Hiking and Kayaking Michigan – Exploring Michigan and other cool places

Chipping Away at Orphan Sections of the NCT

When your favorite trail is covered in deep snow, are skis the way to go?

Goodbye Fall, Hello Winter! Adventures in the Jordan Valley

A fall/winter kayaking and hiking adventure in northwest lower Michigan’s Jordan Valley.

Tahquamenon Falls State Park Backpacking Trip Report

A weekend backpacking trip to Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Adventures in Hocking Hills

A family vacation to Ohio’s scenic Hocking Hills State Park

Grand Island Trip Report

Long weekend on Grand Island, off the coast of Munising, MI in Lake Superior.

Hiking the North Country Trail Through the Porkies

“Jane, why did you agree to this? Why didn’t you say, ‘Let’s go shopping and see a movie?’” I asked my hiking buddy as we slogged up a steep, muddy, rooted death-trap of a hill. Checking off all of the North Country Trail miles in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park had seemed like suchContinue reading “Hiking the North Country Trail Through the Porkies”