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Tag Archives: Michigan
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
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”
Least Visited National Park No More!
Trip report for Isle Royale backpacking trip, August 2025.
NCT Backpacking Trip: Rain, More Rain, then Sunshine!
A shakedown hike on the North Country Trail in preparation for a trip to Isle Royale.
Close Encounters with Moose
When you wake up to discover there’s a moose in your campsite…
A wintry weekend at the Nebo Cabin
“Girl!!! No!!! Why would you do that on purpose?!”–a response from one of my girlfriends when I described what I had planned for the weekend.
A Fall Weekend at the Muskegon State Park Yurt
The shoulder seasons of late fall and early spring find me reluctant to commit to backpacking–it’s just too cold and wet. The rustic cabins and bunkhouses offered by the DNR are a nice compromise. This past weekend some friends and I stayed in the yurt at Muskegon State Park in order to hike the park’sContinue reading “A Fall Weekend at the Muskegon State Park Yurt”
Exploring Michigan and other cool places 