I like looking down from high places. To do so is exhilarating, provides lovely views, and makes me...
Author - Jim Joque
Snowshoeing For Seniors: Into Your 70’s and Beyond
Hulda Crooks put on her 25-pound backpack and headed out in the early morning to climb Mt. Whitney...
Play Ball! On Snowshoes
Bases were loaded. One more kick into the outfield and their team could gain some home runs...
Snowshoeing Through 25 Years
“Putting on my snowshoes for the first time each winter is like a rebirth. Having done so before...
Old Guys Surprise – Shoein’ in the Porkies
While sitting on chairs around an old wooden table, a warm wood fire slowly burned in a stove, and...
Snowshoeing 101: Techniques for the Beginner
“Okay, everyone line up,” I began by saying to the class. “We are going to play follow the leader...
Snowshoeing along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail
What was the northernmost part of our country a million-plus years ago during the Ice Age? Well...
Snowshoeing on a Wisconsin Mountain! Wisconsin has a Mountain?
On a moonlit evening with 14 college students, I parked the university van at a trailhead where we...
What’s a Yooper? And what’s a Yooper doing on snowshoes?
What’s a Yooper? From The Associated Press caption, dated May 19, 2014, reads, “Da ‘Yoopers’ added...
Snowshoeing, Snow camping and Snowstorms
Eighteen college students and I were scheduled to take our winter snowshoeing and snow camping...
Wisconsin Makes Cheese and Snowshoes
In 2013, Wisconsin’s 134 cheese plants produced 2,842,456,000 pounds of cheese, accounting for 25.5...
Snowshoeing and the Devil (or Rather Devil’s Lake)
Devil’s Lake lies in one of Wisconsin’s most scenic and treasured state parks. Its trails take...