Each year I try and make one new Wisconsin River canoeing trip. Last year it was the Flambeau River in October. I timed it perfectly for fall color. After my trip was over, I was not ready to thr...
During a weekend getaway to Door County, I needed to focus on my Chicago Marathon training. I sea kayaked for most of the day the before and then headed to Green Bay. The next day I stuck around ...
I have been visiting the Door County Adventure center booth at Canoecopia for several years now. Each time I drop by, I talk to the owner Tim about Door County kayaking adventures and the possibi...
One of my favorite photo ops is any cross-country ski trail. People who follow me probably grow a little tired of my pictures of two rutted tracks in the snow that trail off into a wintry white w...
For people unfamiliar with the northern Midwest state of Wisconsin, they might be surprised to know that some of the best Nordic skiing in the nation is found here. Wisconsin State Parks cross co...
I have skied the Black River State Forest numerous times, but I have always parked in the Smrekar Trailhead parking lot, and I have never skied over to the other trail system. This time I decided...
What is the Driftless Region Drifting in the Driftless Region sounds like a title from a beat poet or writer. The name of the area has nothing to do with Kerouac or Ginsberg, but refers to the un...
Adventure places you routinely drive by Have you ever driven past a park or place time and time again on the way to other adventures? This happens to me all the time, and I have on numerous occas...
We arrived to a foggy Blue Mound State Park. It had recently snowed and then freezing rain capped the snow making a crusty top layer. Despite the less than ideal conditions, the woods were beauti...
A couple of weeks ago the Pike Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest was hit with almost two feet of snow where nearby units barely had six inches. I have never been to Pike Lake, but this...