Hogback Mountain trail offers a great hike – Located in Michigan’s Huron Mountain range near Marquette. An easy rock scramble, views of Lake Superior.
Hogback Mountain Hike
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Brenda Sodt Marshall
Kilt Arrives
Five months after purchasing the kilt in Edinburgh, it ARRIVED. Charlie the dog was mildly concerned or perhaps hopeful that it contained something for him. They needed to weave the "Marshall" tarten before they could hand-sew this beautiful work of art! These were...
Blue Pass be Gone
Turned in my U-M Blue Pass today! OMG … I’m liberated.
Arbor Brewing Co Oktoberfest 2012
Always a good time if you like beer, German food, and polkas. I joined my friends - Jeff, Steve, Tina, Chuck and Michael - on a beautiful, autumn evening in Ann Arbor, Michigan for a good laugh, a few beers and some music at Arbor Brewing Co's Oktoberfest. I know,...
Dances with Dirt 2012
Dances with Dirt 2012 is an annual event sponsored by Running Fit in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The race is certainly not an event for everyone but definitely on the bucket list for a few. I can check it off my list. On September 22, 2012, along with a few of my best...
Vegan’s Hundred
I found the Vegan's Hundred on the Bonzai Aphrodite blog while searching for a vegan haggis recipe and I thought I'd pass it along. She mentioned a ‘The Omnivores Hundred’... yeah thats what I though about the omnivore hundred too. Hannah over at Bittersweet took it...
First Taste of Scotland’s West Highland Way
If you are just joining the blog conversation, Chuck and I spent 10 days hiking in Scotland. Our first taste of Scotland's West Highland Way was in Kinlochleven, After stashing our bags at the McDonald House and finding our rain gear, we started walking. Our...
Kinlochleven Scotland Adventure
Edinburgh was fun but we traveled from Michigan to Scotland to hike. Let the Kinlochleven Scotland Adventure begin! The basecamp for our hiking adventures in the Great Glen was the MacDonald Hotel in Kinlochleven. When Chuck called to make reservations at the...
Driving in Scotland
The websites and tour books simply say, "Great Britain drives on the left-hand side of the road." In very small print they add "you will find single track roads that are only wide enough for one vehicle." There is mention of "passing places" but it is a little unclear...