A taste of the living wild
A TEENY PACK TRIP TO STEAL A BIT OF TIME IN NATURE
DAY ONE: Meet at the Ice Age Trailhead on Cushing Park Road in Delafield, WI. Backpack four miles through a rolling oak savannah that my family and I call “the Magnificent Meadow”.
We will drop our gear and set up our tents at the backcountry site at Lapham Peak State Park, and then hike to the tower and behold Wisconsin’s humble grandeur at sunset.
NIGHT ONE: Camp at the backcountry site.
DAY TWO: Backpack the four miles to the car. We will celebrate this bit of time stolen, and your burgeoning bravery, with a simple hot breakfast, coffee, and mimosa.
Total Miles Hiked: 9 (nine)
The Gear
I have assembled the primary pieces of backpacking gear for you to rent. (tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, backpack) You may have some equipment already: great! Bring it, and rent what you don’t have.
When I began backpacking, the REI Backpacking Checklist was valuable to me. It is linked below, but I promise you, you don’t need everything written here. Backpacking gear is extremely expensive when new, so I hope I’ve taken some pressure off by investing in gear so that you’re not burdened by expenses for an activity you don’t even know if you’re going to like.
You will be responsible for bringing your clothes, toiletries, and your own food and if you choose to use heat when cooking , your own backpacking stove. (Note: you don’t need one.)
I believe in rewarding your solitude when you’ve made camp, so I recommend bringing a book and certainly a journal. Journaling is one of the ways we map our inner landscapes. My pa has built adventure journals for this very purpose, and if you’re interested in one for yourself, let me know!
You are welcome to email me about any gear questions you have.
the value
The base price for the trek is $127.00 Included in this price is campsite reservations, gas, taxes/fees, and the celebration breakfast.
Each piece of gear is $50.00 to rent. If you need just one piece of gear, add $50. If you need all four, add $150 (NOTE: the sleeping bags I bought in Portugal were not the quality I was expecting, so the rental for the sleepingbags is complimentary. Pack warm clothes.) We will be in touch about your needs, and I’ll send you a Paypal invoice for the gear rental you need.
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I hope to show you two doors: the one out in Nature that is always open to you, and the one inside yourself that ought never be shut. Backpacking is a challenging, meaningful, beautiful path into the heart of living fiercely.