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...
by adventuretoward | Sep 6, 2015 | Ice Age Trail 2015, Trail Journals
Yes, another scorcher. But I decided to embrace the heat. I was actually lucky — there was a fairly strong breeze all day that made the heat more bearable. Whitewater Lake was a beautiful segment, especially when traversed early in the day, when the heat...
by adventuretoward | Sep 7, 2015 | Ice Age Trail 2015, Trail Journals
Today was supposed to be a bit cooler – highs in the low 80s. Yay! I started midway through the Janesville segment and took a photo of myself at what I think is the southernmost part of the IAT. (It would be fun if the easternmost, northernmost and southernmost part...
by adventuretoward | Sep 8, 2015 | Ice Age Trail 2015, Trail Journals
Happy Birthday to me! I’m celebrating my second b-day on the IAT. Who would’ve thought?! In 2013, I started my b-day hiking the Mondeaux Esker. Today Ed dropped me off near the end of the Albany section on a rail-trail, then left for work. My parents were...
