Leave No Trace! [lead] I have the opportunity to go backpacking. My son, his girl, and their friends are allowing me to tag along and I am ecstatic. After, realizing that my camping gear is too heavy to use for backpacking I have started collecting some new ultra light gear. I have solicited opinions from […]
To say that I was stoked was an understatement and wasn’t the only emotion I experienced when planning this trip. I was honestly scared, not only that the physical demands would overwhelm me but that I would be a burden to the rest of our group and ruin their experience. Our party of 7 currently […]
I have the opportunity to go backpacking. My son, his girl, and their friends are allowing me to tag along and I am ecstatic. After realizing my camping gear was too heavy for backpacking, I started collecting some new ultra-light gear. I have solicited opinions from many salespersons, community forums, and gear head websites, along […]
It’s hard to believe that almost a year has passed since I last took the time to blog. A lot has happened in that time! I’ve traveled back and forth between Michigan and California several times, and I’ve been fortunate to visit family along the way. When I’m in Michigan, you can usually find me […]
Traveling from Western Michigan through Manistee National Forest, Traverse City State Forest, and Gaylord State Forest and crossing the majestic Mackinac Bridge, you might think the scenery couldn’t get any better. If you love nature as I do, this road trip should be on your bucket list. I was tempted to stop and camp several […]
Welcome to my attempt to create an informative and interesting blog. I have been officially retired since January of 2015. I was fortunate enough to be in the position to call it quits at the age of 56. But to my dismay it was evident that retiring wasn’t like turning a light switch off. I […]
