Mill Creek Wade
My friend and I like to explore small rivers and streams. Our first attempt was in 2015, when we traveled about nine miles on the Belle...
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Lisa Eick
Nov 28, 202210 min read
The South is NOT Warm - A Road Trip
Late fall is a slower time of year for me: my backpacking trips are done for the year, and most of the boaters are done for the season,...
Lisa Eick
Nov 27, 20222 min read
Around Harsen's Island on Thanksgiving Day
I’ve wanted to circumnavigate Harsen’s Island for a while now but just hadn’t gotten around to it; I expected it would be about sixteen...
Lisa Eick
Aug 4, 20225 min read
Backpacking at Negwegon - July 2022
..I looked for the eagle nest, hoping for another sighting, but couldn’t spot it. We did see plenty of wildlife though, mostly of the..
Lisa Eick
Jun 11, 20226 min read
Cooke Pond Sea Kayak Camping
Last October I paddled the full length of the AuSable River and then some distance north on Lake Huron; during that trip I saw many...
Lisa Eick
May 27, 20223 min read
Clinton River North Branch - Part II
After completing our first section of the North Branch of the Clinton River, it was time for the next stretch. I had a fantasy of making...
Lisa Eick
May 16, 20224 min read
North Branch Clinton River - Part I
For months Ekaterina has been sending me pictures of the North Branch of the Clinton River from bridges she passes. It looked pretty good...
Lisa Eick
Sep 14, 20213 min read
Negwegon at Night - 2021
We had a fantastic backpacking trip during the Perseids meteor shower. Negwegon at Night is a two-night trip in the northern lower...
Lisa Eick
Jul 10, 202110 min read
Sea Kayaking Malibu to Baja - 580 Miles
In 2018, I paddled down the coast of California to Baja, starting in Malibu and ending at Santa Rosaliita, about 580 miles. It was a...
Lisa Eick
Jul 2, 20214 min read
Flint River... South This Time
Ekaterina and I enjoyed the Flint River the first time we went, so we thought we should explore more of it. The South Branch joins up...
Lisa Eick
Jun 23, 20213 min read
Solstice Day Hike - 23 Miles at Manistee
The Solstice, what to do with so much daylight? Karisma and I were in Frankenmuth the previous day, celebrating my sister's engagement....
Lisa Eick
Jun 17, 20212 min read
Flint River North
I recently picked up a tandem sit-on-top to complement my sea kayak collection. It's been quite handy for river trips or inland lakes,...
Lisa Eick
May 4, 20213 min read
Bald Mountain.. x2
At a long hike Karisma and I did, one of us joked that we should try to complete a 36 mile long trail in one day... so now we have that...
Lisa Eick
Apr 28, 20213 min read
Hiking in Ortonville
For our first hike together in a few months, Ekaterina and I went to Ortonville. We've been there before but not in years. This time she...
Lisa Eick
Feb 8, 20213 min read
Winter in The U.P.
I've never been to the Upper Peninsula in winter, but Karisma had seen photos of ice caves and was interested in seeing them in person....
Lisa Eick
Oct 14, 20203 min read
A Visit to Negwegon
After a few false starts, I finally made it up to Negwegon State Park. I saw snow in the Alpena forecast for later this week, so...
Lisa Eick
Sep 29, 20203 min read
Porcupine Mountains: a Preview of Things to Come
The hiking itself was fantastic, we did about eight miles on the first and last day, and a ten-mile day hike from the cabin on the second...
Lisa Eick
Sep 18, 20204 min read
Medicine Bow Peak - Hiking to 12,000'
We did make it to the top with plenty of daylight, against expectations. A weathered USGS marker told us we were at the peak...
Lisa Eick
Aug 23, 20203 min read
The Belle River: A Somewhat Unimpressive Finale
Knowing that we now had an abundance of time and nowhere else to go, we stopped at a cemetery for a break and to evaluate our options...
Lisa Eick
Aug 13, 20202 min read
A Short Day on the Belle River
Shortly after launching, two dogs spotted us from a riverfront yard. The two chased us quite far; one even swam alongside us growling...
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