I like the photo on the home page. Freaky! I need to get a water purifier / filter now that we have the baby along we can't handle packing in all our water....
I've read that the MSR Miniworks EX is a good choice. The element is ceramic and thus will last a lot longer than a regular filter element. There are not too...
Are you a fellow hiking enthusiast that lives in Midland or the surrounding area? Do you enjoy hiking or backpacking? Would you like to meet other people...
You the man, baby! I've been thinking about our hike lately. Hope we can do it again next year, big man. Roy kyle henson <kyle.henson@...> wrote: I'll...
wow, I actually got something worthwhile from the midland daily mistake, I mean the mdn...found the link to this group. I should be able to attend the meeting...
Hi fellow hikers! I am so thrilled that a hiking club is starting in Midland! We have some great place to hike around here--like the Mackinaw Trail, for...
Hello everyone - very glad to have seen this announcement. I will not be able to make the meeting tonight, but looking forward to the next one. I am also...
Clouddancer- Just keep an eye on this yahoo group. All info. will be posted here. clouddancer0752 <clouddancer0752@...> wrote: Hi fellow hikers! I am so...
Hello all, I enjoyed meeting you at our first club gathering last night - it was great to be with a roomfull of like-minded people! My wife, Bridget, said she...
Hey fellow Midland Hiking Club members: Thanks for the great turn out. For all those who couldn't make it here's what we did: Everyone introduced themselves,...
Hello MHC members, After looking over my September and October calendar, it isn't feasible for me to lead the fall trip to LSPP this year. Sorry I got so...
Do you mean why meet only once every 2-3 months? For me, I'm pretty busy with work (I'm a prosecutor handling murders and other kinds of cases) and the family...
Here is my 2 cents (well, maybe more) reagarding club meetings: I have seen a few clubs come and go. As you will find out soon enough, you start out with lots...
You make some good points. I'm sure I could fit one meeting per month into my schedule and if I had to occasionally miss one then so be it. If we didn't get...
Sure, I think late Sept for the next meeting is fine. We can revisit the meeting schedules at that time. Meanwhile, everyone should be giving some thought to...
Top hiking/backpacking locations in Michigan or w/in a 6 hour drive from Midland, Ranked in order: 1) Isle Royale (tie) 1) Lake Superior Provincial Park,...
I really like the list you made Roy. Good choices. Reading your list got me to thinking if we could make one up for dayhikes within an hour of Midland....
Great idea. Other options w/in 1 hour are the Midland to Makinac trail and Deerfield Park (West of Mt. Pleasant). There's also a good place a few miles up...
Hi everyone, new to the group. Just saw your flyer at City Forest the other night, too bad I missed the meeting. Roy, you mentioned the Midland to Mackinac...
I hiked the part of the Midland to Mackinac trail from Shearer Rd. beside the north family center to Estey rd. on Sat. That portion of the trail is over half...
Roy, I was thinking about something we could all talk about for one of our upcoming meetings. Maybe for one of the meetings over the winter we could all talk...
Last weekend's "dayhike" from Lake Michigan to Lake Superior in one day was a success. The hike lasted 21 1/2 hours and was 53 miles long and we never saw a...
I've noticed it's been a little quiet on the message board lately. I'm sure everyone is busy enjoying summer. So I'll throw out a topic. What are your TOP 5...
Some have asked about the Midland-to-Mackinac Trail. This is a 213 mile primitive trail that starts at North Midland Family Center (Shearer Rd) and ends at...
Top 5 never been to but want to go to NPs: Yosemite Denali Glacier Gates of the Arctic three way tie for the last one: Wrangell-St. Elias, Lake Clark, or...
Thanks for the great sharing and topics! I am new to this message board and after reading the past few entries (5 top parks and the hike to Macinaw..you all...
