An adventure on the North Country Trail in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
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Canoe Camping in the Sylvania Wilderness
You know a place must be gorgeous when a turn of the century lumber baron buys it, then decides it’s too beautiful to be logged! The Sylvania Wilderness is a gorgeous area to explore by canoe!
Niagara Escarpment Trip Report:
A weekend hiking trip in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, camping in the Hiawatha National Forest
Trip Planning Gone Awry:
What should have been a fairly straightforward day-hiking trip turns out to be anything but.
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”
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