Tramp & Trail

Write-up:   Madonna Fellows
Leader:       Madonna Fellows
Co-Leader: Don Fellows

What an absolutely beautiful day we had to begin our kayak on the Black River. With bright blue skies and very warm temperatures, it was the ideal day for 16 Tramps to paddle up the river.

When we reached the point where the rocks prevented us from advancing any further, we exited our boats, pulled them up into the woods (with a lot of effort and assistance from one another) and began to hike. The hike was short and not difficult but the reward was great.

We reached an area where we were able to scramble out on the rocks where we had our lunch. Some sat under the lonely tree for some shade while others scrambled on the rocks seeking out the ideal place to get in and get wet.

Once satiated, we packed up and hiked back to our boats. Again in true Tramp fashion whenever assistance was needed there was always a helping hand to be had.

After a leisurely paddle back and the cars were loaded we made our usual stop at Kratzy’s for a thirst aid.

Another fantastic day with fantastic friends.

More photos of this kayak may be viewed in Photo Gallery – August 2018

Write-up: Jim Wasielewski
Leader: Sharon Kaelin
Co-Leader: Tom Smith

Thirteen of us hiked the 6.6 miles to the lean-to on Middle Settlement Lake.

My other brother and nephew joined us for what started out as a beautiful sunny day, another hot hiking day which quickly transformed into a torrential downpour for the last 1.5 miles.

Still a great hike, just had to be very careful on the trail with the water gushing around us, especially coming down the final rocky part. Thanks to Sharon and Amanda for a nice hike. Tom Smith thought he would be the only on cooling off in the water. After the downpour we were all refreshed.