Try the Kettle Moraine Blue Loop or any of the many trails in the Nordic Kettle Moraine ! I went running in the Kettle Moraine today as kind of a whim… Didn’t really think about handling hills more aggressively yet or the extra 1.6 miles above my 7 long ( while still adjusting my tendons [...]
Beautiful scenery on the trail today at Big Foot Beach State Park
The first day of my new running club produced just Donny and me … but that’s not all bad since we are still getting lost on the course while GPSing the 5 and 10K race routes. I guess that’s not so bad seeing as we were just given a map yesterday and the race does [...]
Tracking the Turkey Trot race course at Big Foot State Park, Lake Geneva
The sixth annual Turkey Trot at the Big Foot Beach State Park is November 20. Hosted by the good folks at Clear Water Outdoor and Friends of Bigfoot, the “Trot” brought in over 500 runners to the event last year! The proceeds raised from The Big Foot Turkey Trot support the beautiful park and it’s [...]
Photographer’s Guide to Bosque del Apache
It’s here with much more than my competitor’s (AM) guide has for $50… Mine is just $35 and contains : 30 page printable PDF with GPX files to load into your GPS device, KLM files to SEE the lay of the land before you get to Bosque, photography tips on how to photograph the birds of [...]
Alkali Trail of New Mexico’s White Sands National Monument
Download your Alkali Trail guide here! (Includes a printable PDF guide, gpx files for your GPS device, and KLM files to view your trail in google earth or google maps!) Overview: Enter White Sands National Monument and drive the scenic loop about 8 miles to get to the Alkali Trail. The drive itself was one [...]
UTAH: Bryce Canyon – Fairyland Loop 8.6 miles
Bryce CanyonTrail Guide Bryce Canyon Fairyland Hike – Bryce CanyonTrail Guide … Images from Bryce Canyon … Tee-shirts and Memorabilia … See all things Bryce Canyon Turn the pages in the flip book below to read the trail guide! Click the book to see it in full screen click the book cover to the left [...]
Lake Geneva Shore Path – trail guide overview
Lake Geneva Shore Path – Wisconsin The People’s Path – 21 Miles Purchase the Lake Geneva Shore Path trail guide here Enjoy! .. Cheers! .. Kristen – Take a Hike! Feel Good … If this little story has you chomping at the bit to take on the challenge of hiking the Lake Geneva Shore Path and [...]
Richard Bong State Park Trails – Kenosha
Wisconsin Richard Bong State Recreational Trails – Kenosha Trail Description: Mostly prairie and some wooded sections make up this trail system. Come prepared for bugs (deer flies in the prairie and mosquitos in the woods) in the summer time. Trail use for running, hiking and mountain biking. Great Cross Country skiing in the winter time. [...]
Southern Kettle Moraine – Nordic Trails
Wisconsin Southern Kettle Moraine – Nordic Trails Trail Description: Mostly wooded trail system, which makes for cooler running or hiking in the summer months. However, come prepared for mosquitos in the summer time. Great Cross Country skiing in the winter time. These trails are for running and hiking (no mountain bikes) when there is no [...]
On the Trail with Kristen – Bong Rec – Deer Flies Party Ground
I’ve tracked trails now two times in order to record the six loops at Bong. The horse flies were horrendous the first day as well as today. However today I got there just about an hour later and by the time I was on the last loop (and my last leg.. I was tired today) [...]
On the Trail with Kristen – Tracking Oodles of Loops in the Kettle Moraine Nordic Trails
I was tracking oodles of loops today in the Nordic trails in the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine.. exactly 5 different loops to be exact .. all for fun and also for the purpose of having all the tracks here tracked for the purpose of my “Take a Hike” trail guides with GPS tracks! [...]
On the Trail with Kristen – Bong State Recreational Area 14.4 miles
Kenosha, WI: Double story today as I tracked both the red and the orange loop at Bong State Recreational Area, near Kenosha, WI. We started at 7 am and ran the red 8 mile loop and then traded running for hiking to almost repeat what we had done on the red minus a few miles [...]
Trails Iphone App
The Trails app for the iPhone is amazing! It allows me to enjoy my runs while it takes care of the details, tracking my distance, speed, and visually plotting my route as I go. It gives me many waypoints so it’s accuracy is wonderful. I do wish that it would save any pictures taken along [...]





