Rappelling is one of those things that is just a whole lot more fun while barefoot. Don’t get me wrong — regular old rappelling is a lot of fun, too. But when you can feel the rock wall you are heading down, that adds just that extra touch . . .
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Barefoot Rappelling
Posted in Amazing Feets, Barefoot, Hocking Hills, Nature on 7:42 am, January 16, 2015| 7 Comments »
Barefoot Up North
Posted in Barefoot, Nature, Travel on 10:41 am, October 13, 2014| 2 Comments »
I mentioned in More Bogwalking that I’d spent the previous week in northern Wisconsin. It is always interesting to be in a place that is not one’s normal stomping grounds. Even though I go there regularly, it’s not as if the people there see me all that often, the way they do at the usual places I go shopping back home.
The week we were there was rather interesting weather-wise: it started out near 80° (27C) and in a few days went to highs of around 55° (13C) and lows of 35° (2C). That’ll adjust your feet to cooler weather pretty quickly.
More Bogwalking
Posted in Barefoot, Hiking, Nature on 10:24 am, October 8, 2014| 3 Comments »
Renewal
Posted in Barefoot, Cantwell Cliffs, Health, Life, Nature on 8:41 am, September 8, 2014| 2 Comments »
Last Wednesday I did another hike into the northern “wilds” of Cantwell Cliffs. It wasn’t a particularly long hike, only about 2 miles, but it is pure bushwhacking through a trailless area. I also did it (as I do in this area) doing what I call “abo hiking”, that is, not wearing much at all, similar to the Australian aboriginals.
In many ways it is barefooting writ larger.
A Treat for the Senses
Posted in Barefoot, Hiking, Nature on 8:37 am, July 25, 2014| 5 Comments »
Cypress Bark Mulch
Posted in Nature on 7:36 am, June 30, 2014| 2 Comments »
We now interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to offer a special deal on Cypress Bark Mulch. We have an excess supply and need to unload.
Actually, my favorite tree got blasted over the weekend.
The Beauty of the Bog
Posted in Barefoot, Nature on 8:12 am, June 11, 2014| 3 Comments »
Being back in northern Wisconsin, I wanted to revisit the bog I saw in Barefoot Boggin’. In particular, I was hoping to see the flowers of the purple pitcher plants I’d seen last October.
Part of the difference between fall and spring is not only the flowers, but the moisture level.
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