by Melanie McManus | Jan 25, 2019 | Exploring and Experiencing, Stories, United States, Wisconsin
Read This Article On The Chicago Tribune Ice caves abound every winter in Wisconsin’s 8,600-acre Kickapoo Valley Reserve. That’s because the reserve has an abundance of groundwater. And it’s scarred with steep stream valleys, sandstone and limestone...
by Melanie McManus | Jan 25, 2019 | Blog, Hiking
I’m a newbie at camping, so I never had to ponder the issue of camp shoes. Until recently, that is. You see, while I’ve hiked all my life and have some 6,000 miles under my backpack straps, 99.9 percent of the time I day-hiked, getting off the trail at...
by Melanie McManus | Jan 21, 2019 | Blog, Hiking
People often ask what hiking clothing or gear I can’t do without. Trekking poles are always on the top on my list.I can’t quite remember why I first bought a pair. But it was sometime after a hiking companion raved about them while we were gamboling around the hilly...
by adventuretoward | Jan 3, 2019 | Hiking, Minnesota, Stories, United States
The Superior Hiking Trail was far from overrun with hikers during my adventure. Still, there was plenty of foot traffic on the trail. That mirrors the hiking boom occurring across the nation. Read more on the Star...