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Paddling the Manistee River - Goose Creek Trail Camp to Loggers Landing

This video is a paddle on the upper Manistee River from Goose Creek Trail Camp to Loggers Landing. The paddle was was unobstructed and the water was plenty deep during this dry period.

This video is a paddle on the upper Manistee River from Goose Creek Trail Camp to Loggers Landing. The paddle was was unobstructed and the water was plenty deep during this dry period. Trip Summary from County Road 612 Bridge to Yellow Tree Landing: Total Time = 4 hours 9 minutes.  Moving Time = 3 hours 51 minutes. Distance = 12.9 miles (this portion 1.7 miles). Here are the links if interested…

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Manistee River Trail, Michigan May 2024

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What to Know About Hiking in Michigan

There were nearly 58 million hikers in the United States in 2023. Hiking provides individuals with numerous benefits, including improved heart health, better sleep patterns, and a lower risk for diseases, including depression. Hiking is also a great way to exercise; according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less than one in three Americans meets recommendations for physical activity. Michigan residents interested in hiking should conduct the proper research.

There is no shortage of popular hiking destinations located throughout the state. A few of the most well-known trails in Michigan include Mosquito Falls and Chapel Falls via the Chapel Loop at Rocks National Lakeshore, Penosha Trail at Brighton State Recreation Area, and the North Country National Scenic Trail in Lowell, which is roughly one-quarter of a proposed 4,600-mile trail system. At 1,250 miles, Detroit’s Iron Belle Trail will be the longest state rail in America upon completion. While these trails are popular for good reason, novice hikers should understand that these trails are busier than others.

This leads to another area of research for new hikers in Michigan: the best and worst times of year to hike. Spring and fall provide mild temperatures and beautiful foliage. Casual hikers are unlikely to venture far during the winter months when Michigan temperatures tend to stay below freezing. The summer months, meanwhile, are balmy and bring summer storms.

There are a few ways for Michigan hikers to account for the harsh weather during summer and winter. Individuals should follow weather forecasts up to the moment of departure and avoid hiking if the forecast calls for a rain or snowstorm. It is important to research regional and historical weather patterns, as certain trails may be associated with sudden lightning or flash floods. Individual hikers must set personal limits, though hiking in temperatures above 85 degrees can pose a serious health risk. Hikers should dress in layers when hiking during the winter.

Inexperienced hikers should avoid trails beyond their skill limit, regardless of conditions. The Dune Climb Trail at Dunes National Lakeshore is one of the highest-rated trails in the state. However, the 3.6-mile trek traverses loose beach sand and takes most people about 101 minutes to complete. Michigan residents should discuss their physical condition and stamina with a medical professional before taking on more advanced hiking trails. Other popular but challenging trails in Michigan include the 8.4-mile Escarpment Trail at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park and the 19.2-mile Manistee River Section of the North Country Trail.

Finally, hikers should familiarize themselves with local animals and plants. Michigan is home to deadly spiders, including the brown recluse and black widow, as well as large predators, ranging from the American black bear to grey wolves. Non-predatory animals can also pose a threat to unsuspecting hikers. White-tail deer can use sharp antlers and strong hooves when provoked, while moose have earned their unfriendly reputation among humans. Hikers should thoroughly research the behavior of any animals in their region, which may also include cougars, rattlesnakes, and the toxic Fowler’s toad.

Hikers should also educate themselves on troublesome plants, which include poison ivy, poison hemlock, water hemlock, and poison sumac. Poisonous hemlock and wild parsnip are easy to overlook. Giant hogweed, fortunately, is hard to overlook: the plant can grow up to 12 feet in height. Hikers who come into contact with the giant cow parsnip become highly sensitive to ultraviolet light and experience blistering and, in some cases, permanent blindness.

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Tuna checking out that view.

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Manistee River Trail, Michigan

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Into the forest we go 🌲

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I wish I could just live out of my backpack in the woods forever

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Most beautiful weather I could imagine. Manistee River Trail, Manistee, Michigan. [OC] [8384 x 6240]

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location: north country-manistee river loop

status: closed to @vasilivronsky

The open road and the wind in her hair was a welcomed relief from the constraints of shift work. And with the shifting tension withing her family and her own all too intrusive thoughts, Isabella longed for nothing more than an escape from it all. At first she had planned to make the long drive out to the trail solo, having taken a long weekend to make the trip. But alas as she stumbled upon a photo from their last hike around the lake many months prior the idea of company began to feel somewhat necessary. Despite there perhaps being some truth to his family being involved in a world she knew nothing about, she had no desire to approach such a subject. Not yet anyway. Whether that was due to her having always had an inkling that there was more to the picture than she was shown, or because the youngest Vronsky had become  something of a rock in recent months for Bella, even if he was completely ignorant to the fact, remained unknown. Stepping out of the vehicle the paramedic wasted little time in plucking her pack from the backseat. “Alright, this is your last chance to pull out. Because the moment we hit that trail there is no turning back.” The blonde mused as she hoisted the heavy backpack from the ground to settle over her shoulders. “I might’ve also failed to mention there’s no cell service out here. Which I guess is kind of the whole point...“

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Bits and Pieces  -  CCC   2/21/21

There are few people alive today who can remember the trials and tribulations as well as the good that came from The Great Depression.

Mostly, we today are wasteful. Most of us have grown up in times of “throw-away and buy new.” I have friends who still tease me about clothes I own that are old enough to legally drink in any state of the union.

I grew up in a time when paper plates were reserved for picnics. Even at that, we usually used a picnic basket of plastic ware, brought it home, washed them, and restocked the picnic basket for the next time.

However, that doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy using paper plates and saving doing dishes. No sir-eee!

What I have been thinking lately, though, is that we are living today in a time of grave need – similar to the time of great need of The Great Depression.

Which brings me to the impressive and long quoted words of President Franklin Roosevelt at his first inauguration: “We have nothing to fear, but fear itself.”

Many are living in great fear today. Rather than cower in it, we need to face it. Do things about it.

FDR did many wonderful things to reduce the fear, re-establish the nation and bring relief to many – then as well as those we still enjoy today.

There were many new agencies created and new programs begun, but maybe none as long-lasting and beneficial as the Civilian Conservation Corps.

The CCC provided manual labor jobs in conservation and development of natural resources to unemployed young single men with 5/6 of the government income sent home to their families. It was discontinued when WWII broke out for the U.S. and the draft and new work was begun.

Over three million men in the 9-year span worked on over 800 parks across the United States. Many of you have likely enjoyed the beauty that these men created by preserving native lands and sparking pride in self and country.

One of my favorites is Everglades National Park. Do not begin to cross it from shore to shore without a full tank of gas. One of the best ways to see the area is in one of those wind mobiles.

This 1.5-million-acre park was infested with an invasive bollworm in the wild cotton. Black CCC men took on the herculean task of removing all the wild cotton from the entire grounds.

If you have visited the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, you know that you can never tire of the view. It is in constant change. Because of the diligent work of several groups of CCC men, today we can enjoy the stone wall along the South Rim, the Bright Angel Trail, camps at the bottom of the canyon, along the North Rim and at Desert View. These camps created the most difficult trail to construct in the entire canyon – The Colorado River Trail. If you ever want a magnificent memory – take a white-water rafting trip from Moab, Utah to Lake Powell – then go to the South Rim of The Canyon.

Michigan is fortunate to be the state with the most pine trees planted by the CCC – almost 485 million – of any state at that time. These trees were primarily planted in the Manistee National Forest, 75,000 acres. This reforestation effort along with removing forest fire debris and underbrush to prevent future fires, and with maintaining bridges, trails and roads in the National Forest have given Michiganders and all others who visit a beautiful experience. For administrative purposes, the Huron National Forest on the other side of the mitten was combined with Manistee in 1945.

Acadia National Park in Maine was the first National Park east of the Mississippi River. It was mostly still overgrown when the CCC arrived. Ocean Path and the Perpendicular Trial are still loved projects enjoyed there today. If you go during blueberry season, be sure to go blueberry picking. It is NOTHING like here in Michigan. When I went to see my new niece, Amber, (who will be 29 in April), Chris, Amber and I went picking.

You rake them off the ground cover plants. They are so tiny; they are difficult to see in the box. Even Amber struggled to see.

These are just a few of the beautifully tendered and saved National Parks from the CCC era. Some others are:

·         Death Valley National Park – (Laura Dunn and I got locked out of a running rental car in Death Valley. Ever pray for help in Death Valley? We also were about to break the window and pay damages – thank goodness for a utility truck out of nowhere.)

·         Florida Caverns State Park – it was mistakenly discovered near the end of the CCC projects and extraordinarily salvaged for future generations.

·         Devils Tower National Monument – On the NW corner of the Black Hills is the first national monument created by Teddy Roosevelt. The work done by the CCC make the area a visitor’s park with a museum, roads and trails.

·         Mount Hood National Forest – Mount Hood is a stratovolcano which means it is tall and conical shaped. Though dormant, the volcano peak separates the forest into two distinct ecosystems. On one side is a rainforest and on the other is a dry pine forest. The CCC constructed Timberline Lodge, a ski lodge that today stands as an historical landmark.

·         Shenandoah National Park, Virginia – built into the Blue Ridge Mountains, there are 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail in the park. Some of the earliest works of the CCC happened here.

·         Blue Ridge Parkway – extends through North Carolina and Virginia. It is the longest continuous route in Appalachia. FDR saw it as the link between the Shenandoah National Park and the Great Smokey Mountains. The CCC is credited with kick-starting the project that took over 50 years to complete.

When we think of private businesses creating wonderment for the future, we often forget the hard work of citizens through agencies and projects of our government that have provided us with an unforgettable future that could have been lost – and restoring pride and honor to our people when they needed it most.

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Paddling the Manistee River - County Road 612 Bridge to Goose Creek Trail Camp

This video is a paddle on the upper Manistee River from the County Road 612 Bridge to Goose Creek Trail Camp. The paddle was was unobstructed and the water was plenty deep during this dry period.

This video is a paddle on the upper Manistee River from the County Road 612 Bridge to Goose Creek Trail Camp. The paddle was was unobstructed and the water was plenty deep during this dry period. Trip Summary from County Road 612 Bridge to Yellow Tree Landing: Total Time = 4 hours 9 minutes.  Moving Time = 3 hours 51 minutes. Distance = 12.9 miles (this portion 1.1 miles). Here are the links if…

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Manistee River Trail, Michigan May 2024

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Happy Earth Day! Manistee River Trail, 2015 #earth #earthday #hiking #puremichigan #manisteerivertrail #mrt https://www.instagram.com/p/BwkzO0WF33s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=otugz9qpdtgp

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Happy happy.

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Manistee River Trail, Michigan