Monday: September 12, 2016

Monday: September 12, 2016

Sturgeon Bay Trail to Robinson Road: 13.2 miles Wilderness and Mackinaw State Park and Forest with 6.3 road walking We moved from Mackinaw City to Crooked River Lodge owned by Staffords in Alanson, about 12 miles outside of Petoskey, closer to where we were hiking and...
Sunday: September 11, 2016

Sunday: September 11, 2016

M-81 to Sturgeon Bay Trail: 11.8 miles Wilderness State Park This park is the largest contiguous undeveloped parcel, 10,500 acres, and also the largest state park in the Lower Peninsula, 26 miles of shore line, and has a network of trails. Most of this area is...
Saturday: September 10, 2016

Saturday: September 10, 2016

Mackinaw City to M-81: 9.9 miles Mackinaw State Forest along the Western side of French Farm Lake, Drop point via Cecil Today started a four day experience of hiking the forested sand dunes of Emmet County. It was easy to walk on the soft soil covered with pine...
Friday: September 9, 2016

Friday: September 9, 2016

Mackinaw City: The waters edge at Fort Michilimackinac to town: 1 mile Sidewalk walking The Mackinaw Bridge is most imposing, crossing the straits to the Upper Peninsula, five miles long. It was built in 1957. I can remember my family talking about it when I was a kid...
THE DROSCHA ADVENTURE ON THE NCT

THE DROSCHA ADVENTURE ON THE NCT

57 miles Note: Lou is hoping to walk 500 miles in 2016 and each year thereafter until completing the trail. It is a way to remember the tens of thousands of women and children that have to walk long distances each day to obtain drinking water. He is seeking to raise...
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