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Temperatures have held well below twenty degrees for the last two weeks or so here in North Central Ohio. Lake Erie is nearly frozen over and so have a lot of our inland waterways. It might start to warm up next week, so I thought yesterday would be a good day to see what a few more frozen...

Last week @Bob stated that I needed to incorporate more roots, rocks, and mud into my training if I was going to survive the Thorofare. Mud was sparse on today's hike, but I was able to check roots and rocks off the list. . . hopefully to Bob's satisfaction. :) Mrs. TractorDoc joined me...

Time is quickly passing and I hope to be joining @scatman and @wsp_scott in Yellowstone's Thorofare in less than a month. Hugh has some grueling days in store for us and I am trying my best to be ready. Today's goal was to cover some distance with the heavy pack. I was on my own this...

A quick search of BCP finds very little mention of Cuyahoga Valley National Park; probably because it holds very little backcountry. :) I took my training hike to the road today for a change of scenery and to up my mileage. @scatman is planning to test my mental and physical abilities in a...