On Thursday afternoon I went down to the local heartland communications station center to do an interview with Jay Charbonneau of the Keweenaw Report and Copper Country Weekend Magazine about the kayak trip that Matt and I took this summer. The interview covered the key points of our trip, from preparation to the daily grind [...]
We broke down and Joined Twitter
Please follow both Matt and my twitters at twitter.com/mattabbotts and twitter.com/hannahabbotts.
Since we started this website and started planning our kayak trip we have been kicking around the idea of joining twitter. It seems like such an easy way to keep people updated when you are adventuring and come in contact with a fair amount [...]
Colorado Road Trip – Day 4 – Sierra Trading Post, Carhenge and Homeward Bound
I finally got a good nights sleep after suffering with only a handful of hours since leaving Houghton four days before. The temperature was perfect, the elevation not too high and the dogs sufficiently tired from the day before’s hiking. We got up and slowly packed the truck with the intention of visiting [...]
Colorado Road Trip – Day 3 – Climbing Four 14ers: Mounts Lincoln, Bross, Democrat and Cameron and a Drive to Rocky Mountain National Park
Kite Lake campground sets right around 12,000 feet above sea level and is ringed by very tall peaks. That being said I did not sleep well due to both the elevation and the wind that was gusting down from the mountains around us. A bad nights sleep was the last thing I needed after [...]
Colorado Road Trip – Day 2 – Maroon Bells and camping at Kite Lake
The night’s sleep couldn’t have been any shorter. It was cold, 20 degrees or so, but I was comfortable in my down sleeping bag. I used Hannah’s tent because mine still had a bit of a smell from the summer’s kayak trip. I do not like the Marmot Aeolos. It is too short, tough to [...]
Colorado Road Trip – Day 1 – Fall in the Keweenaw and Life On the Road
Fall is probably my favorite time of year. The warm, dry air, the cavalcade of colors and the bustle of animals preparing for winter make this a wondrous season in the woods. And so it was with some trepidation that I agreed to join my brother on a road trip to Colorado for some [...]