#Hiking

Apr 12, 20197 min read

Planning for a Hike

We have a saying in our family: make a plan, do the plan. It sounds simple enough, but coming up with a realistic and doable plan can be...

Apr 7, 20193 min read

Imagine a wall of ice two miles high slowly grinding south from the Arctic and across the landscape, growing several feet each year. It...

Apr 4, 20192 min read

"You're doing WHAT?!" We've been hearing that a lot lately, from family members to friends to coworkers. That's usually followed up by...

Mar 31, 20193 min read

Sunday March 31-- day 6 of hiking Well, the day began with Piper crying. Why? I duct taped Bristol´s blanket to her head. It was so...

Mar 30, 20194 min read

Sat March 30-- DAY 5 of hiking-- (day 8 overall) We needed to finish the connecting route. The wind was 18 miles an hour today. But we...

Mar 29, 20192 min read

Friday March 29 -- DAY 4 of hiking -- (day 7 since we began) We had 13.7 miles of connecting route ahead of us. It looked like part of...

Mar 25, 20193 min read

Monday March 25 -- Day 3 of hiking I think that I had a good attitude to start the trail. Bristol was wearing her partially dry hiking...

Mar 24, 20192 min read

Sunday March 24-- DAY 2 of Hiking-- We headed out to the trail on a limestone path. It looked great as there was no sign of snow,...

Mar 23, 20192 min read

Saturday March 23-- DAY 1 on the Ice Age Trail-- I had big plans, and plenty of energy ready for the first day! However, I hadn´t...

Mar 13, 20193 min read

What game you ask? Why, the Ice Age Trail, of course. No, it´s not a board game. It´s not on television. It´s not found on Netflix. It...