HeyJaredTom's Worldly Adventures
Hiking, Natural History, Travel, Conservation, & some politics.
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Learn how to be FOUND (opens the original)
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We’ve heard the story: “Experienced 70-year-old hiker goes missing on Isle Royale.”After eleven harrowing days, Craig Berg, 70, of Royal Oak, Michigan, wasn’t found by the search-and-rescue crew looking for him. He wasn’t found by park staff, the Coast Guard, or other hikers.Thanks for reading Tom's Worldly Adventures! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="email-input" name="
The Media's Ignorance of Through Hiking (opens the original)
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This originally ran in the Battle Creek Enquirer in 2006. It has been edited and expanded to make it relevant today. Thanks for reading Tom's Worldly Adventures! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<div class="fake-b
Unheard of Habitat: Great Lakes Barrens (opens the original)
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Great Lakes Barrens just sounds cool. I have to say it may be one of my favorite Michigan Habitats. Maybe it is because I find them along portions of the Great Lakes shoreline up north. Often overlooked by the casual visitor, this habitat suffers from an ecological identity crisis. It is part woodland, part savanna, part dune, and altogether a unique product of geological history, hydrology, and climate. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!O
Maple River State Game Area (opens the original)
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Originally published in the Battle Creek Enquirer May 11, 2014, it has been updated to reflect changes since it was printed. If you travel north as frequently as I do, you probably take I-69 to I-127 north into northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula—assuming, of course, that you live in southwest Michigan.Thanks for reading Tom's Worldly Adventures! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="
Mackinac Island Perimeter Hike (opens the original)
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Originally published 5-18-2014 in the Battle Creek Enquirer. Information has been updated to reflect changes since the article was first written. No summer is complete without a visit to Mackinac Island. And if you want to get away from the crowds, take an eight-mile hike around its perimeter.Thanks for reading Tom's Worldly Adventures! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="email
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