by adventuretoward | Sep 1, 2015 | Ice Age Trail 2015, Trail Journals
My trek from Manitowoc to Elkhart Lake might have been the most challenging day I’ve ever spent on the trail. I had 28-ish miles (45 km) on the road, heading from Manitowoc to La Budde Creek east of Elkhart Lake. The forecast, I thought, was for a high in the...
by adventuretoward | Sep 2, 2015 | Ice Age Trail 2015, Trail Journals
The Northern Kettle in one day — phew! Today my college friend and roommate, Mary Jo, took a day off to crew me. I started a mile or two shy of the Greenbush segment near Elkhart Lake. Then I rolled right through the Northern Kettle.It was a beautiful day, if...
by adventuretoward | Sep 3, 2015 | Ice Age Trail 2015, Trail Journals
Every day on the trail brings some kind of adventure. Today my older daughter, Molly, was crewing me. We started out having a great time in Kewaskum (both segments), and then the start of West Bend. I had a craving for ice cream, and told Molly that the trail crossed...
by adventuretoward | Sep 4, 2015 | Ice Age Trail 2015, Trail Journals
My husband, Ed, took over today. It was supposed to be in the 90s again (boo), but cloudy all day. It was cloudy for the first hour or so, and then the sun came out when I hit the Merton segment and stayed out. Sigh. Two years ago I walked on the Bugline rail-trail...
by adventuretoward | Sep 5, 2015 | Ice Age Trail 2015, Trail Journals
Those of you who know me know I HATE hot weather. My favorite season is fall, then winter, and spring and summer are tied for last. Some say I should do my thru-hikes in spring, with its cool weather, but I guess I fear/hate ticks more than heat. Summer is out because...