Fox River Pathway, October 2008

“Companion thread to Fox River Pathway backpacking trip, October 2008.”

“Fox River pathway is a trail I want to give a try. So maybe this will work out for me to go. Im not sure yet though I will have to see if it ends uo falling on a weekend I work, but it would be cool.”

“down as a maybe. the trip I did there was one of the funnest I've ever done, its amazingly rugged and remote.”

“I am stoked for this trip now. Great call pros.”

“I'm down as a lock and hope everything works out come October, and I'll be able to make it.

I don't know how many times I've driven past Seney and thought about hiking the Fox River Pathway.

Another plus for us downstate Michigan and Ohio people is it will be a shorter drive than the Traps would have been.
last edited: 5/29/08 4:45:59 PM”

“Yep.

You guys be prepared for some crazy lumpy hiking and some lumbering of the area. It's still beautiful, and remote, but quite a bit of the trail goes through stump museums and recently lumbered areas. It's a cool hike. I'm going to have to dig up our maps.

I have to work that first weekend in October, but I should be able to find a replacement in plenty of time.”

“Lets hope the coyotes don't crowd around Spirit Coyotes tent and howl like they did last year.

I will drive over from my cabin again, and make it available to participants who want to spend the night the day before the trip begins.”

“Pros, where is your cabin?”

“in !”

“You know I'll probably take advantage of your offer, Pros...I'm still not sure how I'll be able to join up with the hikers...maybe only at the beginning and the end...I'll worry about that later...if it's supposed to be, it'll work out...”

“Mata, there are quite a few road crossings and camp grounds off of the trail.”

“We will make this a mata-friendly hike somehow if it means we can enjoy her comopany at camp!”

“Nonconformists, my cabin is four miles south of Drummond, Wisconsin, as the crow flies. If you want to stop by the night before the hike begins, I will send you exact directions by email.”

“LOL, no thanks---I only live an hour from the trail! I thought your cabin might be near us here in MQT. We'd be happy to offer up our place for any travelers as well. (I'll know for sure the closer we get to the hike.)”

“The short story which Hemingway wrote about this area is in a collection of short stories called The Finca Vigia Edition.”

“hey, this thing is shaping up! there are some quality people on the trip page and the beta says this will be a great long weekend in october.”

“"beta"?

This will be my first real trip in over 2 years unless I do someting sooner.
last edited: 6/02/08 2:44:49 PM”

“lol!

that's the climber in me creeping into my backpacking world. lol!

good beta... good information to help you plan from people that have been there before. in climbing it's makes things easier. climbing a line for the first time clean with no beta is a lot harder (in some cases) then climbing it with beta and a few prior attempts.”

“Okay...I will let you know about dinner at the house tomorrow.”

“lol! dude what are you talking about?

we don't see nearly enough of you on the trail.

try to make the red river gorge trip in a few weeks. tell your cousin or whatever you are sick or something. he'll (she'll?) get over it!”

“Looking forward to this trip. Maybe we should have a Hemingway reading by the campfire??”

“In Our Time - Ernest Hemingway

http://www.amazon.com/Our-Time-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0684822768

Snag a copy and read it before this trip. This is a collection of short stories and if you have done little or no reading of his works this is a great place to start.
last edited: 6/03/08 6:42:08 AM”

“I ordered it yesterday

Yogi--I meant that I will talk with the better half and let you guys know about a weekend to get together.”

“yeah, that sounds great! when we do i'll pull together some hiker porn ... err... i mean maps... and we can look over the trip. :)”

“Kool”

“Maybe we should have a Hemingway reading by the campfire??”
dhutch1
9:04:00 AM
6/03/08

Or maybe Yogisan can read to us instead!”

“Sure!”

“YogiSans is better than Carl Sagan around the campfire. On one trip, YogiSans spent a good time telling us how the elements were formed in stars after the big bang. He did his graduate work in astrophysics, while I specialized in another type of big bang in college.”

“YogiSans is better than Carl Sagan around the campfire. On one trip, YogiSans spent a good time telling us how the elements were formed in stars after the big bang.


Oh dear God, now I'm gonna have to get commode-hugging drunk if I go. Geez, prosecutor, are you trying to drive people away from this trip? ;P”

“YogiSans is better than Carl Sagan around the campfire.

see...this is a relative statement... exactly HOW good is carl sagn around a campfire? lol!”

“That's an interesting point Yogi....Prosecutor never really clarified exactly what kind of big bang he was pursuing in college, lol.”

“"Prosecutor never really clarified exactly what kind of big bang he was pursuing in college”

I'll save that for the campfire if everyone is of legal age.”

“if there is a legal age to HEAR the story then for sure you are going to have to tell it now pros! :)”

“pics or it didnt happen”

“fair enough... but let's just hope this isn't a continuing education program pros went into after he retired!”

“If he has the hots for Carl Sagan I don't think I want to see any pics.”

“Just wondering if this hike can also be staged as a 3 day hike for those that may want to do it as a 3 day hike instead of a 4 day hike?
I'm not sure yet if I can swing the trip as a 4 day hike or not?”

“i made it a 4 day hike because many of us have long drives to and from the trailhead.”

“Yep sorry, I realize this and I'm not trying to change your trip, but just inquiring early as to see if any others may want to do a shortened version. In other words, start the hike with everyone but possibly finish Sunday at Kingston lake, rather than at Pictured Rocks?
last edited: 6/27/08 9:56:38 AM”

“Sounds like a beautiful place to hike. Might be interested if there is room for people with a little less experience. :-)”

“You will be right at home pinkbubelz. If you have been reading our trip reports, you will see all those "experienced" people make some of the simplest mistakes. Thats why we hike in groups, to have our companions save us.”

“You would be welcomed and encouraged. I will be working out some details in the months to come but my goal is to make this a leisurely backpacking trip and not a sporting event... I like both types of trips but I am hoping this should be a pretty laid back few days of hiking full of great scenery, good friends, and great food.

I have always felt that being experienced doesn't mean you don't make mistakes. It means you made a lot of them and were humble enough to learn from the experience.”

“I am very inexperienced as of late. No hiking for me for the past 2 years!”

“Being experienced doesn't mean that bad planning resulted in running out of water. It means that you tell everyone that you were testing your ability to see how long you could go without water.

Being experienced doesn't mean you don't get lost. It means you tell everyone that you were bushwhacking and exploring off trail.

Being experienced doesn't mean you sometime forget important items like stove fuel. It means you tell everyone you wanted to practice your campfire cooking.”

“not necessarily stoned but beautiful...”

“funny ncthiker... but i was thinking of ending at kingston lake campground and not at pictured rocks. also, i was thinking of STARTING at the fox river campground and not in seney. i still have some thinking to do but in the end i think you may get your 3-day trip.”

“MANY UPDATES TO TRIP PAGE ... ALL TENATIVE”

“the more i read about this area the more i am looking forward to this trip.


and 18 people signed up! if even 1/2 show up it will be a great group... :)
last edited: 7/10/08 9:53:10 PM”

“i added a thread to the trip page for people to coordinate carpooling.”