Packing for Porkies camp adventures!

Oh ya, I seen my pack and camping gear coming out and being organized!

When this stuff comes out, hiking adventures are just around the corner.

Some dogs don't get out much ya know.  With my pack on, I'm ready!

Puppy-N-Porkies camp adventures!

Yesterday, me and my pack traveled to Baraga MI during high winds, rain mixed with snow no less, to look at a mixed breed puppy there.   He is largely Blue Heeler and Kelpie.    The mother and her puppies were all quite friendly.   Despite that excitement, we didn't take the little fellow home because on Saturday we're heading to the Porkies for our yearly cabin to cabin adventure, same as we do each fall.   And yes my lame pack forgot the camera!

So watch here for exciting updates next week!!

Old photo from past Porkies adventures taken many years ago.

Recent adventures!

Oh ya. A trail mutt always likes to get out on the trails for adventure!  

On Sunday, me and my pack hiked at Maasto and Churning.

We found the old dead gray wood in stark contrast to the colorful leaves
and green grass. The photo does not really do it justice.
You should hike out there and see it for yourself!
This is on Trail 4 near Mud Lake.

Swedetown Creek is my favorite watering hole.

I had to check out the trail work Arly did recently.

Good visibility with most of the leaves down, here.

The beavers have been busy near Ruby Marsh.
This was just east of The Triangle in Churning Rapids.

We took another cooling stop on the way back.

We were glad to finally see the sunny blue skies later on in the day.

Last Tuesday, me and Eric helped out on Trail 9.

And last Saturday, I made a new best friend: Cassie!
I hope I see her again soon.

Sunday's long Trap Hills hike

Oh ya.  On Sunday me and my pack headed west to hike the North Country Trail off of Norwich Rd.

I smell fish!  It must be lunch time?

After we ate, we finally get a moving. This trail head is at FR 400.

We did find a few logs across this section.

Maybe 30 of them.  No sawyers to be had on this section?

Still a very, very nice section as you'll see in these photos.

This red squirrel has not dealt a trail mutt before!

Oh this is pretty-N-green.

A hallowed one?

It was warm for a winter dog so I'm getting a drink and cooling off here.

RR tracks!

Where are we now?

There.

Fall is the best time to see the NCT.

Getting a little artsy here.

Maybe we need to come back with our pole saw?

Finally, we arrived at the Hacking site.

See the RR trails snake through the valley.

This was a glorious spot to take a rest.

I heard friendly hikers coming!

Oh ya, you can both touch me.  They are from Chicago.
 I love them!

Someone's had lunch here.

I recommended this creek...I'm not sure why they insist on that silly filter.

Days are getting shorter and the sun was peeking through the canopy here.

Tank Creek bridge. Bears and porkies have been nibbling on it.

The Tunnel of Love.

We spied a very old sign at a corner.

Late in the day and nearly back.
Here we're looking over to the Hacking Site.
Does it get any prettier than this!

NCT hike on Friday afternoon.

After leaving the job site in the previous post, we headed a short ways west and hiked on the North Country Trail starting at FR 1500 going east, towards the boardwalk project we'd been working on. 

We had hiked here mid summer, and hoped it was cleared by now.
So far, so good!

Oh dear. I think these hung-up ones were too dangerous to cut.

This is such a pretty creek and trail section.

More trees found across the trail.

This is a wet section where we couldn't find our way through
the weeds, earlier this summer.

These old planks were as slippery as could be.

Oh for the weeds. At least they've died back some.

Maybe we should come back with our whackers and clear it?

We're not sure what this means...

We were glad to get out for another glorious NCT hike.