by kimqi | Sep 13, 2021 | Community
Dog-tired yet renewed, I am. Fair week is over. Finally and already. The week of the Sandwich Fair seems like it will never end yet flies by. The end is bittersweet. Brilliantly timed, this event has been held the Wednesday-Sunday after Labor Day since 1888. Most...
by kimqi | Sep 5, 2021 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail
Some of the NCT follows country roads. It’s annoying but reality. If one wants to hike this trail, roads are part of the deal. I knew this when I parked in Marshall last weekend. The trail started in the woods but soon led to B Drive N and followed the road for...
by kimqi | Aug 23, 2021 | Camping, Community, Kind Minds
For thousands of years and in many cultures, humans have walked labyrinths as a form of meditation. Traveling a labyrinth symbolizes our spiritual journey inward. We start on the outer edge and walk slowly and mindfully on the single path toward the center,...
by kimqi | Aug 19, 2021 | Michigan, North Country Trail
A couple days ago I made my first post in three weeks. That’s a long time, especially with all the words and ideas that have bubbled up. I try to catch and organize them. I get distracted by this idea or that one and end up on yet another path with more ideas to...
by kimqi | Aug 17, 2021 | Backpacking, Michigan, North Country Trail, Wyoming
Three years ago, I went backpacking in Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming. It changed my life. The trip was incredible. I loved being so deeply connected with Nature. Many things shifted that week. I came home determined to return the following year. I trained at the...
