[Please note that this was originally posted on 3.17.19 here. Hiawatha Hiking Company is our new business!] I wish everyday out on the trail was sunny with pleasant temperatures, but unfortunately Mother Nature often has different plans. If you spend a lot of time hiking outside, there will inevitably become a time where you have to […]
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Greetings! 2020 reservations are now available for our beginner backpacking trips at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore! Learn the fundamentals of overnight trekking in one of the Midwest’s premiere wilderness locations. Trips are 2-nights and 3-days over 27 miles, with views of Lake Superior, sandstone cliffs, sandy beaches, waterfalls, inland lakes, and a variety of wonderful
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Big white snowflakes are falling outside in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A non-substantial layer of the fluffy white stuff coats everything outside, and the cloudy, blizzardy air of everything looks like I’m watching television static through my outdoor window. “About 4-6 inches expected,” the weatherman Karl Bohnak said last night on TV-6 during the
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Moving On It’s been nearly 4.5 months since the end of my Mississippi River trip and subsequently the end of nearly two years of traveling. It’s hard to imagine that all of that has come and gone. It seems like only yesterday that Carolyn and I were planning to quit our jobs and hike the
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I developed a guide about paddling the Mississippi River a little while ago (click here to view it). If your thinking about paddling the river you will find some information that may be helpful for planning your trip. I am working on a GPS file that I should have completed (hopefully) by the beginning of
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The worst thing that has ever happened to me in my running career was sitting in a canoe for two and a half months on the Mississippi River. I went from a state of peak fitness to something that resembled a loose sack of Russet potatoes. 75 days away from walking of any kind, let
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Episode 6: Santiago de Compostella
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I’ll be in NYC December 28th to read a selection of short stories and present some photography. If you’re in the area and want to spend some time listening to my adventures, Carolyn and I would love to have you there! We will have matted prints for sale as well, from some of the best
NYC Speaking Engagement! Read More »