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2011 Lapham Peak Chili Campout
This last weekend was the 2011 Lapham Peak Chili Campout with the Waukesha/Milwaukee chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance. Mike and I attended and had a great time. We had 20 people attend and 10 stayed the night. There were three chilis and one pot of my Hobbit Stew. Hobbit Stew is a recipe [...]
Live From the Ice Age Trail
10/10/10 So here we are sitting at the breakfast table while on our weekend out in beautiful Wiscsonsin! I’m using Jim’s laptop tethered to his i-phone updating our trail journal, which is a first for us (technology…wow)! We’re hiking the Lowe Lake and Holy Hill areas and enjoying the amazing colors of nature! We’ve met [...]
Family Hike and Seed Gathering
Once in a while, you get to do something that is truly educational as a part of the Ice Age Trail Alliance. That was certainly true this past Saturday when we went to the Family Hike and Seed Gathering at Lapham Peak hosted by the Milwaukee/Waukesha chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance. In attendance [...]
We made the News!
We’ve been highlited in the Fall 2010 copy of ’Mammoth Tales’, the quarterly publication of The Ice Age Trail Alliance! Clink on this link: http://www.iceagetrail.org/mammoth-tales-quarterly then go to page 5 and hear what they have to say about us. Although Becky did get our names mixed up on the photo. :{) Mike
My Time of the Year!
Jim, Kathy & I just finished the Northern part of the Merten Segment and all of the Monches Segment in Waukesha County This Weekend. This finishes a number of segments that qualifies us for the Waukesha County Chapter’s “Walk the Wauk” patch (We’ll add to the Kettle Trecker & others we collect along the way). [...]
Shit Happens…Even in the Woods!
“Murphy’s Law” aside for a moment, I’d like to talk about the really ‘crappy’ things that happen on the trail. Imagine if you will, a young fellow who grew up in the big city. He never really left it but once, and calls it home to this day. This imaginary friend likes the outdoors but [...]
On the Mend…
Well, it’s been what, six weeks since our last post? Holy Cow! To tell the truth, I’ve been on the mend and Jim has been busy teaching summer school. The weekend after our victory, I was planting a Lilac bush in the back yard (I’ve always wanted one)! A friend gave it to me in [...]
The Southern Kettle Moraine Forest
As planned, Jim and I went hiking over the Memorial Day Weekend to finish the remaining segments in the Southern Kettle Moraine Forest on the Ice Age Trail. Last year on this same weekend we started hiking the IAT in the same area. It was “a new adventure” for us! However, it kicked our [...]
“Partners”
Ok, I wasn’t going to write about this for various reasons as you’ll discover. However, after our recent hike on the Waterville Segment just North of the Southern Kettle Moraine Forest, we took this picture. Jim and I are sitting on a rather small bench along the trail, resting. My wife, in her limited humor [...]