The Outdoor Misadventures of Tman
(They're not supposed to be misadventures, but always turn out that way)
Tman is Todd McMahon of Madison, Wisconsin. This website chronicles Tman's Backpacking and Hiking Trips. Todd's Email Address is isawtman@gmail.com
Feel free to contact him Celebrating 35 years of being an Eagle Scout The End is Near. I only have about ten more miles to hike to get to the end of the Trail at Greenwater Lake SNA. I should be able to complete that on Thursday. Then I will be Speaking at the Laurentian Lakes Chapter of the NCT National Trails Day Event on Saturday. Where is Tman on his North Central Minnesota Hike? Click Here SHT Quick Tours Now instead of wading through thousands of photos in my main galleries, you can breeze through a quick tour of my recent hike. Lutsen to Temperance River State Park Click Here Temperance River S.P. to Crosby Manitou S.P. Click Here Crosby Manitou S. P. to Tettegouche S.P. Click Here SUPERIOR HIKING TRAIL New!! Lutsen to Tettegouche State Park I have sorted out over 3000 photos from my recent hike. For Photos and Trip Reports Click Here Who Saw Tman? Find out Who Saw Tman on his 2012 May SHT Hike Click Here New!! Lodi to the Merrimac Ferry on Lake Wisconsin, including Gilbralter Rock Bernard Gallenberg and I hike from Lodi to Gilbralter Rock, including the hike up to the top of Gilbralter Rock, then I continue on to the Merrimac Ferry. I carry a full backpack for a shakedown for my upcoming backpacking trip. For Photos Click Here Dane County Ice Age Trail Quick Tour I have hiked all 63.5 miles of the Ice Age Trail in Dane County, including Road Walks. Now you can take a Quick Tour of 300 photos instead of wading through 1000s of photos in my regular galleries. It goes South to North from the Brooklyn State Wildlife Area to the Lodi Marsh State Wildlife Area. For Photos Click Here Dane County Ice Age Trail Slow Tour Featuring trip summaries and large photo galleries for 15 separate hikes From the Brooklyn to Lodi, including hikes with Bernard Gallenberg. Click Here Outdoor Webelos Leader Training April 14 & 15 at Camp Indian Trails. For Photos Click Here Border Route Article on MidwestWeekends.com Wow, An Article that I helped write is now on Midwestweekends.com The article was originally going to be a magazine article, but Beth Gauper did an excellent job revamping it for her website. Thank You Beth!!!! To see the article Click Here To See More Photos of the Border Route Trail, and my Trip Reports, check out the right column of this website New Bicycling Website I have created a brand new website called "Tman's Bicycle Trails" which now features bike hikes that I have done on the Military Ridge Trail, Root River Trail and White River Trail. For the Website Click Here CANOECOPIA 2012 The North Country Trail Booth at Canoecopia and My Presentation called "Backpacking through the Boundary Waters and were a Big Success!! Thank you to all the booth volunteers For Photos Click Here Photos by Phil Nimps and Todd McMahon For the Backpacking Through the Boundary Waters Handout Click Here The Year in Review A review of the Accomplishments, Controversies and Misadventures of 2011. Click Here NCTA Booth at the Fall Outdoor Adventure Expo I traveled up to Minneapolis for the Midwest Mountaineering Outdoor Adventure Expo where I helped out at the NCTA/Kek/BRT Booth. I also attended several presentations including the "Superior Hiking Trail, Almost Done" Class where Kim Fishburn received the NCTA Honor Award, For Photos Click Here Ice Age Trail - Montrose On a gray Sunday late afternoon, I hiked the newly created Montrose segment of the Ice Age Trail. For Photos Click Here NCT Heritage Chapter Work Weekend, October 7 - 9, 2011 I traveled to Copper Falls State Park near Mellen, Wisconsin to participate in building the Trail. We built about 1 1/2 miles of new trail in the new section of the park. This is part of the North Country Trail route that will connect Copper Falls State Park with the Iron County Forest. For Photos Click Here Joan Young Interview My interview with the First Woman to completely hike the North Country Trail. See what the "Queen of the NCT" has to say, Click here Superior Hiking Trail Trip Reports and Photos I have completed all my Trip Reports for my Late May/Early June Northern Superior Hiking Trail Hike. The reports cover from Otter Lake Road to Grand Marais. It is over 60 type written pages in my usual long-winded style. But the trip reports are broken down into reports for each Day. Over 2000 photos of the hike are posted, too Grand Portage National Monument Photos Posted For Photos of the National Monument Heritage Center, Grand Portage Depot and Mt Rose Hike Click Here For the full Grand Portage Trail Photos Click Here For Partridge Falls and the Old Border Route Exploration Photos Click Here NCTA Spring 2011 Outdoor Adventure Expo
I traveled up to Minneapolis for the Outdoor Adventure Expo on April 15 & 17. I attended several classes including a Gear Clinic by Andrew Skurka and the "192 Miles of Hiking/Backpacking Trails in the BWCAW" by Matt Davis. While in town we visited the Minneapolis Sculpture Park and I helped out a little bit at the NCT Booth.
For Photos Click Here For a written version of Matt Davis's Class Click Here
Snowbank Loop Wiki
I've been working on a Wikipedia contribution for the Snowbank Lake Loop Trail. The Trail shares the Kekekabic Trail for 6 miles, but has another 15.75 miles of trail around Snowbank Lake. It has been posted on the BWCAwiki. To see it Click Here
Canoecopia Class and Booth a Hit!
My Class "Backpacking Through the Boundary Waters" at Canoecopia on Saturday, March 12, 2011 is tied for the best attended class. For the handout of the class Click Here
Photos of the North Country Trail Booth and the Class Click Here
Chippewa National Forest Hike
I do a series of Day Hikes on the North Country Trail in North Central Minnesota. I hike over 50 miles and took over 2000 photos. For Trip Report and Photos Click Here
Who Saw Tman on his Chippewa National Forest Hike?
Connecting with The Trail Connectors On Saturday Night October 23, I attended the Combined "End of Season" Dinner of the Istasca Moraine and Laurentian Lakes Chapters of the NCT. It was great attending their dinner. For Photo Page Click Here Root River Trail
I bicycled the very beautiful Root River State Trail in Southeast Minnesota. For a Trip Report Click Here For Photos Click Here
Border Route Trail Completed
In May I completed the Eastern 40 miles of the Border Route Trail. I have taken lots of photographs, so now the Border Route is completely Photographed. For Trip Reports and Photos
Click Here Who Saw Tman on his Border Route Hike? Click Here
The Trail Crew Experience
We had a great trail crew working on the BRT East of Stairway Falls. For Trip Reports and Photos Click Here Ice Age Trail Day Hikes
I'm doing a series of Ice Age Trail Day Hikes to get me ready for my May Minnesota Arrowhead Thru Hike. These Day Hikes include the Table Bluff Segment and the Brooklyn Wildlife Area Segment. To see my Trip Reports and Photos Click Here Southern Michigan Trip
I went hiking in Southern Michigan starting on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 and ending on New Year's Day 2010. Some of the places I hiked were the Kellogg Biological Station, the Kellogg Experimental Forest, Augusta, Fort Custer Cemetery, Baw Beese Recreational Trail, Lost Nation State Game Area, Lickly Corners, Waldron, Battle Creek Linear Park, Downtown Battle Creek and Verona Park. For the Trip Report and Photo Galleries...
Click Here Who Saw Tman on his Southern Michigan Trip?
Minnesota Arrowhead Trip
I went on a backpacking trip in Northern Minnesota starting on May 22 and ending June 3, 2009. I did all of the Kekekabic Trail and parts of the Border Route Trail and Superior Hiking Trail. For the Trip Report and Photo Galleries CLICK HERE
Who Saw Tman on his Minnesota Trip? CLICK HERE
| For Todd McMahon's Facebook Page Click Here I Support the North Country Trail Arrowhead Reroute Bill New!! Check out the New Arrowhead Reroute Facebook page to get the latest updates. Plus I help out with the page by writing the "Reroute Reason of the Week." Click Here
To read my letter to Senator Herb Kohl Click Here For the North Country Trail Reroute Page Click Here
PHOTO GALLERIES Quick Tours Now, instead of wading through thousands of photos of a trail thatI've hiked, you can get just the highlights of the Trail. Then if you decide to hike the trail you can then study the larger galleries. Kekekabic Trail Quick Tour Click Here Border Route Quick Tour Click Here Superior Hiking Trail: Otter Lake Road to Judge CR Magney State Park Click Here Judge CR Magney State Park To Grand Marais Click Here Grand Marais to Lutsen Click Here Chippewa National Forest NCT Quick Tour Click Here Larger Galleries Kekekabic Trail Click Here Border Route Trail BRT West - Gunflint Trail to Clearwater Lake Click Here BRT East - Clearwater Lake to Otter Lake Road Click Here Superior Hiking Trail Otter Lake Road to Grand Marais Click Here Grand Marais to Lutsen Click Here North Country Trail Chippewa National Forest: Remer to Walker Click Here Southern Michigan Click Here Ice Age Trail Brooklyn Wildlife Area Click Here Brooklyn North Click Here Montrose Click Here Table Bluff Click Here Non-Backpacking Interests Jesuit Retreat House photos Photos from the March 1 - 4, 2012 Men's Retreat Click Here Woodman Center Photos Photos from the July 2007 Mini Day Camp. This will give Boy Scout Troops and Cub Scout Packs an idea of what facilities are at the Woodman Center. And there are some stunning photos from my early morning hike Click Here Gencon 2011 I explore my inner geek. For photos Click Here 2011 Spring OWL
Photos from the Glacier's Edge Council's Spring Outdoor Webelos Leader Training Click Here
Jesuit Retreat House Photos
Photos from the March 3 - 6,2011 Mens Retreat Click Here
2011 All Scouter Pow Wow Photos
Why I Hike the
North Country Trail?
People have asked me why I don't hike the Appalachian Trail, the Continental Divide Trail or Pacific Crest Trail? Well, do you really need to have a mountain range in order to have a Trail?
The North Country Trail is a different kind of Trail It goes through the prairie land of North Dakota. It travels past beautiful waterfalls in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. It offers the rural charm of Lower Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It goes through the heart of the urban cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Battle Creek, Michigan. It goes in the suburban areas of the cities of Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio. Plus it goes through the Finger Lakes Region and the Adirondack Mountains of New York.
It's a different kind of trail for a different type of person.
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