www.theinitiativesite.com 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 [...]
A Superior Adventure at Canoecopia!
Hannah and I received an email yesterday from the folks at Rutabaga inviting us to speak about last summer’s kayak trip at their Canoecopia expo. We are unbelievably excited. Canoecopia is one of, if not the largest paddling expos in the world, and we get to speak there! We got hooked up with Rutabaga through [...]
Start to Our Pacific Crest Trail Plan: The Gear List
I am not sure we have mentioned this on the blog yet. Hannah and I are going to attempt to thru hike the Pacific Crest Trail next summer, beginning sometime in the second week of May when she graduates. We already have a spot on the website for it but there really isn’t content there [...]
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 Rocky Mountain [...]
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 an [...]
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 hiking [...]
Beach Clean-Up at Calumet Waterworks
A couple weeks ago in my Wetlands class I was informed that Saturday, September 19th was going to be the EPA’s International Coastal Clean-up day and, being the concerned citizen I am, I signed Matt and I up to run the Calumet Waterworks beach clean-up to do our part in keeping the United States’ Third [...]
Surfing at Great Sand Bay
Let me start this out by saying that Hannah and I are not surfers. Not yet at least, maybe someday. That said, we had some huge waves today that I had to enjoy vicariously through my friend Sam Gardner, who I am certain you will all hear more about in the near future. I recieved [...]
