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Much Abides

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Nov 6, 2019 at 12:44 am #3617418

Ike Jutkowitz
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@ike
Locale: Central Michigan

https://ikesodyssey.com/2019/11/05/much-abides/

From a trip this March

Nov 6, 2019 at 12:58 am #3617419

Tom K
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And so our paths converge with the passage of time. I found much to appreciate and empathize with in your journey of rediscovery, not to mention the natural beauty of the land I grew up in. Keep the faith, Ike; Your journey is far from over. I, for one, am looking forward to reading the next chapter.

Nov 6, 2019 at 1:21 pm #3617464

Jake
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@jake_c
Locale: Eastern OH

Ike,

Excellent write up. I’m coming into this stuff a bit later in life, and this gives me hope that there is still plenty of time to have some true adventures.

Keep kicking ass.

Nov 6, 2019 at 8:38 pm #3617520

W I S N E R !
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@xnomanx

I really enjoyed this, thanks Ike. Your frozen landscapes are quite alien to this desert dweller.

Nov 6, 2019 at 9:01 pm #3617526

Jerry Adams
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@retiredjerry
Locale: Oregon and Washington

Nice writing, pictures, trip,…

I’d be worried about waking up the next day and the ice shelf I was on separated from the shore and drifted out into the lake : )

Nov 7, 2019 at 3:08 am #3617567

Kevin R
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@kevinr

Beautiful. What an amazing seasonal landscape.

Nov 9, 2019 at 2:50 am #3617857

Jenny A
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@jennifera
Locale: Front Range

That was really wonderful – thank you! Good on you for pushing some limits. It’s all too easy to find reasons NOT to do things that make us feel more alive.

Nov 10, 2019 at 2:29 am #3617986

Vincent Vilcinskas
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@vinvil

Ike. Thank you. That was beautuful, motivational and breath taking! It also made me more thankful for the fire that’s going in my wood stove right now!

Nov 10, 2019 at 10:21 am #3618004

Jeff McWilliams
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@jjmcwill
Locale: Midwest

Cool trip report. I go up there about once a year to climb the ice. I’m not an athletic ice climbing expert so my climbs have been just inland, within a few miles or so of sand point.

I’m surprised you didn’t encounter any ice climbers on your trek. Ice climbing is a booming winter activity up there.

Nov 11, 2019 at 3:20 am #3618102

rOg w
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@rog_w
Locale: rogwilmers.com

Hey Ike,

Glad to see you’re still getting after it in the cold. Excellent story telling as usual. Has me fired up for the upcoming season. Seems like forever ago when we did the east shore of Superior.

One question though, why snowshoes instead of your Nordic skis?

Hope all is well.

Nov 13, 2019 at 5:11 pm #3618512

Ike Jutkowitz
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@ike
Locale: Central Michigan

Thank you all for the warm comments.
Rog: Unbeknownst to me at the time, I tore my TFCCs in both wrists. Kind of like the meniscus of the wrist. I wasn’t able to pole effectively so I took the snowshoes.

Jerry: I would have that fear too, so I slept inland both nights

Dec 3, 2019 at 12:58 pm #3621300

Ian
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@10-7

Ike,

Fantastic photos and report. Very inspiring.

Dec 15, 2019 at 8:10 am #3622912

Adam White
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@awhite4777
Locale: On the switchbacks

Boy.

I went jogging in the rain the other day and patted myself on the back for daring to face the elements.

Thanks for sharing. I grew up in WI; this conjures thoughts of home for me as well.

Dec 15, 2019 at 12:49 pm #3622916

Ken Larson
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@kenlarson
Locale: Western Michigan

Thanks for your posting and bringing notice of the opportunities of the craft in the Midwest.

Brings back memories of yester years when the family XC Skied across lower MI from Kalkaska MI to Empire MI.

Dec 15, 2019 at 3:10 pm #3622920

Erica R
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@erica_rcharter-net

That was really nice!
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