Category Archives: Hiking

Cold Hike

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Bone

Long, long ago, I mentioned that I wanted to hike all 798 miles required to earn the State Forest Trails Award. Last weekend, I went out into the frosty mountains with Klinutus and my evil sister. It was about 16 … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Valley Rail Trail – Opening Nov. 5th!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Bone

Lara’s website says the grand opening for the BVRT is going to be Nov 5th. They’re having a 4 miles walk/run to celebrate. Hooray!

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How to Go Camping: Part Two — Staying Dry

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Bone

In our camping utopia, it never rains. In the real world, it might. You can mitigate the risk of getting wet by using natural features (hiding under trees, rock ledges, etc.) or you can bring some sort of shelter. Everybody … Continue reading →

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Further Thoughts on My New Tent

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Bone

Since the last time I wrote about my new tent, I’ve spent two nights in it; both car-camping excursions. On one of the two trips, it rained. It poured. Like Apocalyptic, build-an-ark rain. Everything inside was dry as a bone. … Continue reading →

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Tent Pictures

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Bone

I set up my new tent in the back yard today, and crawled around in it. It wasn’t too hard to set up. I didn’t really get the rain fly attached very well, so there’s wrinkles and stuff. Here she … Continue reading →

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