... Elwira and I were there last year from mid-May through Memorial Day Weekend (what would parallel May 19-29 this year). When we got to the island the trees...
My first trip to IR was on the "Barf Barge"; from then on I flew. It was in my opinion, well worth the extra cost. My stomach muscles were sore for a day and...
We ended up doing south of MRT. We started at High Bridge at 9am on Saturday after spending Friday night at my in-laws cabin on Peterson creek. Only saw two...
... First, I don't see the event as a "gear failure" as much as the gear not performing to my expectations in the given conditions, gear being "damaged" due to...
Can someone start making Cliff Notes™ for Andy's posts. I don't even have a job and I don't have enough time to read them half the time.. ... JTW ... -- ...
I took a couple trips back in January. One of them was a trip immediately before the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2006 show in Salt Lake City. Carol Crooker...
Howdy Folks - I'm thinking of planning a spur hike from the NCT trail to the Sleeping Bear Dunes. Are there any trails in the area that accomplish this? Any...
The Michigan Shore-to-Shore horse trail will get you from Scheck's Place on the NCT (Boardman River area south of Kalkaska) over to the town of Empire on the...
... If you want to avoid a crowd (relatively speaking) avoid the July 14- 16 timeframe - that's the date for the 275-Mile Great Lakes Relay run, which uses the...
Not to mention the ride dates when the Michigan Trail Riders Assoc uses the trail for their shore to shore ride: http://www.mtra.org/Dec05nlp1.htm Dennis...
I just upgraded to a Flickr Pro account and I am loving it. I see a lot of people have yahoo photo accounts. Flickr is now owned by yahoo and you can use your...
Elaine and I and another couple spent 9 days on Isle Royale Aug. 27 - Sept. 4, 2004. We took the float plane from Houghton to Windigo, arriving about 9:30 or...
I guess this is more of a welcome back message than a new to the group message. I'm sure there are a few people who know me as MIcatlady, or MichCatlady. I'm...
Last Thursday I went for a quick walk to my grandpa's woods in southeast Michigan. Trilliums, Jack-in-the-Pulpits, & a few Dogtooth Violets were out. Lots of...
... Can someone help me here? I guess I don't understand why this is irresponsible behavior.... TrailDog (who sometimes runs with a pack) [Non-text portions of...
Well, the "pack" I was talking about here was something that you're average multi-day hiker would be wearing, not something like a small daypack with water, a...
It isn't irresponsible behavior (running with a pack) unless and until you directly imperil someone else's safety by doing it. That doesn't mean it's always a...
Perhaps the best description of this type of behavior is not "irresponsible" but "auto-darwinating." If someone wants to naturally select themself out of the...
I started this Question and should answer it (though my answer is going to be shorter than Andy's). First I completely agree with what Andy said about one's...
... hmmm...... It was a multi-day trip, with a pack weight of around 20lbs, a 2000 ft downhill of pretty nice trail. Given a second chance..... I'd do it...
Andy and I were in Ionia SRA over the weekend, took a walk around Sessions Lake. See saw some Yellow Trout Lily, Marsh Marigoldk blue phlox, spring beauty and...
It seems like all the wildflowers are blooming at the same time this year. Lowell State Game Area had the following last Sunday: bloodroot trillium spring...
Hey, Siler, is garlic mustard the same as winter cress? Debi ... From: Paul Haan To: greatlakeshikes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 5:40 PM ...
Interesting?? Six miles at 10 minute miles with 35 lbs and a weapon (8lbs??)was the standard in Pathfinder School (to graduate). Although, there is little...
I've actually been thinking about this very thing. A GLH podcast. Technically it's not that hard to do. The time sink is really in the doing of interviews and...
Sorry, no camera for pictures. It was a Sieera Club hike, and of the dozen or so folks around me at the time, not even one had a camera. God bless those...
... What's we've gotten away from here is the main thread that talked about gear failure. My take on it was that gear doesn't fail that often on its own (poor...
Welcome Back Catlady! ! ! When are you planning to go to Isle Roylae this year? I am planning to go to - my first time backpacking! Maybe we will be there at...
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