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At last! taking 2-3 weeks off from the madhouse, contact only possible by carrier pigion or chipmunk.
Doing a solo backpacking trip across Michigan from Oscoda on Lake Huron to Empire on Lake Michigan, about 235 miles. Following the Michigan Trail Riders Shore-to-Shore Trail thru the Huron National Forest and lots of state forest land. Got my pack weight down to less than 30 pounds, including water and food. My wife is meeting me (she promised) to re-supply at 3rd points.
I'm working with the Toledo Food Bank to raise awareness and funds. Should be a great trip, really looking forward to it after months of planning.
See ya'll later.
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Posted 08 June 2010 - 06:56 AM
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Posted 08 June 2010 - 08:06 AM
Have an awesome trip! Sounds wonderful!!
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Posted 08 June 2010 - 09:42 AM
You may need a vacation after a hike like that. Good luck on your journey.
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Posted 09 June 2010 - 09:25 PM
Rock on , man! And remember...in the woods, a big stick and sharp pocket knife are often better than a gun....Be Safe, bro! See ya on the other side of the woods!
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Posted 09 June 2010 - 11:03 PM
have a great time there is some gorgeous country to be seen on that trip
release a big one today and catch a trophy tomorrow
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 04:26 PM
love backpacking! it is an amazing thing to do. and a hard thing to do. that is amazing that you can get your pack to 30lbs. last time i took a week long backpacking trip my pack was like 40ish
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 08:06 PM
Sounds awesome! Please be sure you post a good after action report. I can barely hike to the mailbox with less than 30lbs of gear...
If I was an "expert" people would be paying me to do this stuff. I just like to do what works.
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 08:18 PM
Sounds like a nice walk in the woods.
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The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
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Posted 04 July 2010 - 08:12 PM
Im baaaack! 
Didn't go quite as planned, but wasn't a total wash-out, either. Made about 85 miles from Oscoda to the the Luzerne horse camp before these 62 yr old hips gave out. Thought it best to stop at that point before I needed a hip replacement. Thinking maybe that trip wasn't the smartest thing to try at this age. My wife met me at Luzerne, and we spent the next week at my brother's cabin near Baldwin. Much of that portion of the trail was much more sandy than I thought it would be, and there was a large group of horse riders that had been thru about a week before me. It was still churned up pretty good, kind of like walking down the beach with a pack on in some areas. Blew my mileage estimates all to hell. Hot and humid. I looked like one big ball of sweat walking down the trail.
However, really enjoyed the quiet and scenery. Did not see one person during the week on the trail. Did see a couple of fox, and plenty of deer. Worth the effort. Now back to the daily routine (and some decent food - ate mostly instant rice, instant mashed taters, etc).
Kind of dissapointed I couldn't do the whole thing, but don't feel too bad about 85 miles, either.
Didn't go quite as planned, but wasn't a total wash-out, either. Made about 85 miles from Oscoda to the the Luzerne horse camp before these 62 yr old hips gave out. Thought it best to stop at that point before I needed a hip replacement. Thinking maybe that trip wasn't the smartest thing to try at this age. My wife met me at Luzerne, and we spent the next week at my brother's cabin near Baldwin. Much of that portion of the trail was much more sandy than I thought it would be, and there was a large group of horse riders that had been thru about a week before me. It was still churned up pretty good, kind of like walking down the beach with a pack on in some areas. Blew my mileage estimates all to hell. Hot and humid. I looked like one big ball of sweat walking down the trail.
However, really enjoyed the quiet and scenery. Did not see one person during the week on the trail. Did see a couple of fox, and plenty of deer. Worth the effort. Now back to the daily routine (and some decent food - ate mostly instant rice, instant mashed taters, etc).
Kind of dissapointed I couldn't do the whole thing, but don't feel too bad about 85 miles, either.
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Posted 05 July 2010 - 01:18 PM
Congratulations on your accomplishment and you sould have absolutely nothing but pride in what you have done, 85 miles is quite a distance to walk and the fact that you did it at 62 is a feat to be very proud of. Your goal may have been set higher but what you accomplished sohuld not be minimized by any kind of disappointment since you have nithing to be disappointed for. Again I say great job and I admire and applaud you.
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Congratulations on your accomplishment and you sould have absolutely nothing but pride in what you have done, 85 miles is quite a distance to walk and the fact that you did it at 62 is a feat to be very proud of
Exactly what I was just about to say after reading what you did old hat. Hell I'm 38 yrs old and I would of probably dropped dead at half that distance
I've been going up to the Oscoda area and fishing the Au Sable my entire life (have a cabin between Oscoda and Gleenie) so I know exactly what your talking about far as the hard sandy conditions to hike in. There's a reason the river is called "Au Sable" (Au Sable is an indiain word meaning "River Of Sand"). You should be proud of what you did.
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