Tag: Wilderness Loop

by guest blogger Bonnie Spencer   Part 1, Part 3 October 23, 2018 Day 6 (Monday): one mile south of AEP ReCreation Land to Stockport (11.9 trail miles) After dropping Sugar off for boarding, we drove through gray drizzle and reached Caldwell in less than three hours. We got a bite to eat to kill some time and then checked in early at our Best Western. We also stopped by Local Roots to say we made it into town. That’s where CW will be doing a presentation Wednesday evening on the Buckeye Trail and his …

by guest blogger Bonnie Spencer   Part 2, Part 3 October 13, 2015 I must have been out of my mind when I said I would go with CW on his 150-mile Buckeye Trail circuit hike this year. Last year Jim and George backpacked the Wilderness Loop with him. This year there wasn’t anyone who could spare the time needed to cover such a distance. CW changed his original plan of continuing from the Wilderness Loop and decided to do a segment of the trail closer to home and largely on bike trails. I think …

Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 February 2, 2015 Bonnie and I have been busy working on the marketing aspect of Hiking Without Dave, so I’ve had my latest hiking story on hold until now. It was the biggest backpacking trip I’ve ever taken, so big I’ve divided it into multiple chapters. The Preparation My hike had to be big. After all, it commenced on my wife’s birthday. I wouldn’t have missed her big day for something puny. Another reason I supersized it was that it would be taking …