“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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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.
Pictured Rocks Through Hike
Sunday, August 27 we arrived at Munising Tourist Park in the afternoon, using several sites on the western edge of the campground. I went for a swim in Lake Superior and found the water pretty comfortable, a result of being in the bay where the water is a little more shallow. After everyone in ourContinue reading “Pictured Rocks Through Hike”
Exploring Michigan and other cool places 