When your favorite trail is covered in deep snow, are skis the way to go?
Tag Archives: Outdoors
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”
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.
Tips for planning a wilderness adventure
Research a lot, make a plan, then prepare for that plan to go to hell…
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 