March 23-25, 2018      Mark’s car was wrecked. It had just been parked on the street, minding it’s own business, when someone drove right into it. No injuries, but now Mark had to sit out this trip in order to deal with the aftermath. Sorry, Mark.      Rookie spent most of the drive […]

October 19-22, 2017      I’ve been backpacking in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore area twice before, both times in February. But I’d never been there in more temperate weather. My wife and I had to cancel a planned traverse a couple years ago, when I tore my meniscus fighting a fire just the day […]

May 26-28, 2017 A decade of marriage is a great reason to spend a couple weeks touring the islands of our youngest state. And having a wife who enjoys spending time outside with me is a great reason to choose the most famous backpacking trail on the island of Kauai, the Kalalau trail.     […]