I backpacked the Jordan Valley Pathway (or Jordan River Pathway) on November 7-8, 2020. AllTrails info: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/michigan/jordan-river-pathway My recording: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/afternoon-hike-ddbc86d–47 It was a surprisingly busy time of year to go. There were several other hikers on the shorter day hike section of the path but it was fairly empty after passing the shortcut connecting the […]
On October 9-11 we camped in Traverse City State Park and visited the town and did several day hikes around the area. It was excellent weather and there were some beautiful color changes on the trees in the area. It was quite busy though as many other people seemed to have the same idea! On […]
On August 20-23 we camped at Big Bend near Newaygo area. It was a fairly nice trip. We did a small hike in the park and drove and checked out the Hardy Dam nearby. There was a day use beach area near the dam that we used as well. The beach at the campground was […]
On Monday & Tuesday, June 8-9, 2020 I backpacked the Manistee River Loop Trail in the Manistee National Forest. From Alltrails (https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/michigan/the-manistee-river-trail): The Manistee River Loop Trail is a 19.3 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Mesick, Michigan that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity […]
We went to Chicago December 25-27, 2019! We stayed at the Embassy Suites on the Magnificent Mile which was fun. Wednesday, December 25, 2019 It was over 50F so we were able to go ice skating and enjoy Maggie Daley and Millennium park. We went up the Hancock Observatory which was a pretty good view […]
I visited with Aaron and Mark & Kate in Colorado Springs in October 2019! We did a cool hike a little bit into the mountains. We didn’t hike quite as much as we otherwise might have due to a snowstorm that weekend. But we got to play some board games and check out some breweries […]
The girls and I camped up in Wilderness State Park and visited the UP from September 5-8, 2019. Thursday, September 5, 2019 It took us about 5 hours to drive to Wilderness with two stops along the way – one for Culvers for lunch and one for gas. We set up camp and then drove […]
From Alltrails (https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/the-long-range-traverse): The Long Range Traverse is a 22.4 mile point-to-point trail located near Sallys Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that features a lake. The trail is rated as difficult and is primarily used for hiking, camping, and backpacking. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/the-long-range-traverse This was quite the first backpacking trip to go on. It was awesome. The […]