Happy New Year, I'll be at Hartwick Pines SP, Sat.Jan 3rd around Noon-time. I plan to ski the AuSable River loop, maybe more of the trails, depending on how I...
Just got back from Hartwick Pines SP, around 7:30pm tonight. I skied the AuSable Loop, which was beautiful, and climbed the hill to the overlook, and had a...
Greetings- We have a business meeting coming up this week. That second Thursday really creeps up when the 1st of the month is a Thursday! So, Jan 8, at 7 pm,...
My apologies- My computer has taken to crashing when I am sending these emails (and I have to send in 3 batches), and apparently in the first one I sent it ...
Hey Joan; I tried to e-mail you directly and not sure if it made it to you. Perhaps my e-mail is what gave your computer indigestion. I see you are speaking in...
Hi all... my brother and I are looking to plan a hike this spring. Neither one of us have done anything overnight on the trail for a while, but want to get...
I would suggest a short loop hike. Two of the most popular are the Jordan River Pathway hike a little west of Gaylord and the Manistee River loop combining...
Where are you located? There are several options depending on where you want to go and how far you want to travel. The beginning of Mayish is probably not a...
Where are you from, and how far do you want to travel? Overnight? And how many miles do you wish to hike? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
We are just north of Chicago. We are looking to go no farther than 5 or 6 hours away, and are interested in 1 or 2 nights. Not sure how far of a trail that...
I'll have a short video and longer audio-only presentation out later this week. Participants included: Paul, Julie, Abbey, Andy, Elwira, Ken, John, Dave...
Hi guys! My next story in Lenawee Magazine centers on winter camping. We are having some difficulty getting good pictures of winter campers in action. So, I'm...
First, I have not been able to keep current with this group much lately. Second, I have been reading the cdt-l and the 2009 crop of CDT hikers are beginning to...
You should consider South Manitou Island for a 2-nighter. It is part of Sleeping Bear Dunes and would provide a lot of interest without many people (before...
Their was an NCT-L list on the same server that hosts cdt-l (and at-l, pct-l) but I think it got put out to pasture some time back due to a complete lack of...
... Double "Hiking Viking" horns with the snow on the first night! I experimented with using rain gear for a vapor barrier layer while sleeping. I think I'd...
Good report, Ken. I'll just add a few things from my own perspective: Greg / Granite also made a short appearance. I was still at the cabin when Mr. Auggie...
Hey, guys, I just want to say thanks. I've probably gotten a half dozen winter camping shots now and forwarded them to the editor. So, I think we now have...
The Superior Hiking Trail www.shta.org is about 6 hours from Chicago, maybe a little more. Spring can be a great time to hike one of the premier hiking trails...
Checked in this morning to find 12 messages from GLH waiting for me. I wondered what all the hubbub and activity was in GLH hibernation season, but it was a...
I'd be interested in the site for cheep snowshoes.... my e-mail should be accessable on here, otherwise it's graska64at yahoo. Thanks! Change your thoughts and...
Congrats on the new addition to the family! It's so great when they're cute, and you decide to keep them!! ; ) Change your thoughts and you change your...
Oh nuts. I forgot to put Greg in the video credits and fixing hat mistake is not going to be easy to do. Sorry Greg. I hope I got everyone else. I'll be...
Ken, and Julie - thanks for the trip reports!! I look forward to the video. Can't see it right now, as I'm at my daughter's (no high speed for video), but...
I would like some opinions on the two different women's showshoes (below links) that are on sale right now at REI. Does anyone have any input for me? ...
Debi- Here are some more general thoughts on snowshoes. Admittedly, my use of snowshoes is probably much different than yours, particularly when I head out...
On a little closer inspection, I like the looks of the Tubbs binding better, and the cleat looks better. The Atlas shoe is just a little more expensive, but...
Thanks, Paul for taking the time to answer me in such detail. I really appreciate it. I feel like I'm trying to buy something I know nothing about. I'm...