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Quote from Wise Old Owl: “BACK TO THE THREAD. Tribalhiker nice find, The canal is a nice bike ride and Harpers Ferry is great for coffee and a sandwich! Every so often I go there to revisit the history. Here is the guy who put Harper's Ferry on the map, 872px-John_Brown_Painting_at_Harpers_Ferry.jpg Another gun toting, bible thumping, bitter clinger who personally wanted to emancipate the slaves. ” And lotsa, lotsa coffee...

I normally wouldn't be considering this trail, but since my niece lives in Chicago and has never been backpacking, challenging is not the way we're going. A few hills, relatively flat, at least from the maps, is the target. Besides, Kettle Moraine North has shelters.

Fortunately, we're not looking for a long hike, probably 30 miles tops. The Kettle Moraine State Forest north section looks good for our purposes.

Congrats WOO! You WILL make a difference in their lives.

Thanks Scotty. I didn't think many from here would have hiked the area, but you never know. I'll be doing my usual over-planning with lots of bail-out points. She's in her 20s. Never really hiked or backpacked. My sister has been out to Philmont with me 3 times and an AT hike that we had to abort after 25 miles. I'm thinking 4-5 days for about 30ish miles. No rush. If she doesn't like it, that's fine too.

This is a re-post from the "Other Trails" forum, I thought more might see it here. Anyone done any of the Ice Age Trail in southern Wisconsin? My sister and I are going to introduce her daughter to backpacking. We initially discussed a trail here in WV, but it's no way to break in a newbie. Niece lives in Chicago so I thought the Ice Age Trail would be much flatter than WV and it would be easier to get to. I've gotten the maps and guide book. It looks like there's a bunch of road walking in betw…

Anyone done any of the Ice Age Trail in southern Wisconsin? My sister and I are going to introduce her daughter to backpacking. We initially discussed a trail here in WV, but it's no way to break in a newbie. Niece lives in Chicago so I thought the Ice Age Trail would be much flatter than WV and it would be easier to get to. I've gotten the maps and guide book. It looks like there's a bunch of road walking in between the state parks. Still, it's flat and appears to not be too isolated. I've neve…

Quote from Astro: “Quote from uncle meat: “Damn, thought it was Saturday! ” You can tell someone around here is retired. ” You mean it's NOT Saturday? No wonder I couldn't find any football games...

Prayers and condolences to you and your family. It sounds like he had a life well-lived.

That's a start!

Way tp go WOO!

Last day of school Sooooo----- School's out FOREVER!!!!!

Quote from NoAngel: “Quote from EdDzierzak: “Quote from PaulMags: “Put my notice in. Last day is Sept 5th (being nice and taking my last on-call rotation in full. We go from Tues to Tuesday). Hiking the Collegiate Loop as a tune-up hike. Put my stuff in storage/wrap things up in September Take off for a Utah trek (not the Hayduke) for about 5 wks. Pick up my car back in Colorado, go road-tripping from late October/ Early Nov until ????. Camping, hiking, backpacking, and cultural sites are on the…

Quote from PaulMags: “Put my notice in. Last day is Sept 5th (being nice and taking my last on-call rotation in full. We go from Tues to Tuesday). Hiking the Collegiate Loop as a tune-up hike. Put my stuff in storage/wrap things up in September Take off for a Utah trek (not the Hayduke) for about 5 wks. Pick up my car back in Colorado, go road-tripping from late October/ Early Nov until ????. Camping, hiking, backpacking, and cultural sites are on the docket. ” Congratulations! Welcome to the ra…

Quote from max.patch: “Quote from EdDzierzak: “From eclipse2017.org/2017/sky_at_totality.jpg pic deleted... ” serious question here; why are E and W in the wrong place? ” I had no idea. It was taken from the site listed. Thanks AK

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Quote from TrafficJam: “Quote from NoAngel: “Quote from Drybones: “And Babes wrapped in bacon! ” with a side of bourbon. ” Y'all keep the babes, I'll take the bacon and bourbon. ” You're implying you're not a babe???

So now we're into beer, baseball, beaches, and bikes... Maybe add some BBQ along the way to go with the beer.

Sorry to hear of your loss, WOO.

Quote from TrafficJam: “Quote from NoAngel: “Quote from WanderingStovie: “Quote from NoAngel: “Heading out for another ride in the heat. The missus says "your riding in this heat, you're crazy". I replied, tts only a hundred. Maybe I am. ” A wet towel helped me when I rode to work in Virginia Beach. ” I drink about quart and eat a snack before I ride and carry (2) 16 oz waters- that's good for about an hour ride for me. Beer afterwards to re-hydrate. ” Beer is my recovery drink. ” Rehydration!