With our PCT hike quickly approaching Hannah and I are starting to shake out all of the details: food, travel, and most importantly GEAR.
We have started collecting the things we need and upgrading a few things to better, lighter versions. Christmas time was a perfect excuse to get some new stuff. Hannah was in dire [...]
New Gear: ULA Circuit and ULA Ohm backpack
Adventure Weekend – Snowshoeing Cliff Drive, Ice Climbing Hungarian Falls, and Keweenaw Cruising
We recently had our friends Glen and Stacy come up to visit from downstate. They had never been to our beloved Keweenaw before so we decided to show them why we call this place home and take them out for some of our favorite winter activities.
They made the 10 hour drive up from Rochester, MI [...]
Snowshoeing the Porcupine Mountains, Days 3 & 4 Union River Cabin
We woke up this morning and there was still no sign of Scott so we decided someone should go track him down – but first, breakfast. We cooked some breakfast sausage and grilled bagels before getting our things in order and cleaning the cabin. Once all of these tasks were done, Aaron and I set [...]
Snowshoeing the Porcupine Mountains – Day 2, Little Union River Yurt
We woke up this morning some time after day break (I have no idea what time it was because this vacation is so great we don’t even have a watch or phones with us) and grilled some bagels on the wood stove. After breakfast we all went back to bed for a little while, mostly [...]
Snowshoeing the Porcupine Mountains – Day 1, Lost Creek Yurt
Matt and I have been talking about hiking in the Porkies for more than a year and haven’t gotten around to it until now. This trip has spent a long time on the shelf – waiting to come to fruition and finally its time has come. Last week we broke down and rented 3 nights [...]
The Initiative: Another Big Adventure
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One of Hannah and my best friends, Sam Gardner, is planning something big. Really big. Starting in on 1/1/11 he is going to try to hike the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, the Continental Divide Trail and the North Country Trail. He is calling this massive adventure the “All In Trek” because he is [...]