John Bauer and Bill Rhodes - 2006
Ice Age Trail Thru Hike Journal
Click on the date below
to view John and Bill's journal entry.
Join us on the Unofficial Ice Age Mobile Skill Crew web
site as we track two of our own, John Bauer and Bill Rhodes as they depart
Potawatomi State Park in Door County, WI on Friday morning June 9th
to thru hike the Ice Age Trail. John and Bill will be mailing status
reports along with pictures that will be posted to the web for you to enjoy
and dream about. Feel free to call John and Bill with words of
encouragement and some trail magic. Their cell phone number is
1-920-460-0742 and they will appreciate your calls. Let’s show them our
support and make this hike happen.
Where in the
world is John? John is back home in Waupaca, WI. He finished his
adventure at 7:30 PM on Monday, August 7th, 2006 on
Map 111e
On the map you will notice little boxes with numbers
(these refer to maps with more detail), these will be used to give you some
idea of where John is on the trail. The numbers are referenced in
e-mail and on this web site. If you want more detail just reference
the number in the "Ice Age Trail Atlas - 2005" (Published by Ice Age Park
and Trail Foundation, Inc).
|
Date / Day |
Location |
Notes |
|
2006-08-07 Monday |
IAT Terminus At
Interstate State Park |
(Photos)
Log Entries For Day 54 Thru Day 59
- Brunet Island State Park
To IAT Terminus At
Interstate State Park |
|
2006-08-04 Friday |
The Murphy
Flowage Recreation Area (Map 102e) |
He’s finishing
the hike in Sandals! |
|
2006-08-02
Wednesday |
The Woods And Water Realty
office in the Blue Diamond area between Map 97e and Map 100e |
John Bauer To Finish Thru Hike Monday, August 7th |
|
2006-08-01 Tuesday |
At the parking lot where the
IAT crosses Hwy CC (Map 96e) |
John and the mouse |
|
2006-07-31 Monday |
Brunet Island State Park (Map
96e) |
(Photos)
Log Entries For Day 46 Thru Day 53
- Wood
Lake, Taylor County To Brunet Island State Park |
|
2006-07-30 Sunday |
Brunet Island State Park (Map
96e) |
Laying low because of the heat |
|
2006-07-30 Sunday |
The Laundromat in Cornell, WI
(Map 96e) |
To much time in the Laundromat |
|
2006-07-28 Friday |
The southern end of the Taylor
County Trail and the Chequemegon National Forest (Map 90e) |
Can't see the forest cause
he's out of the forest |
|
2006-07-27
Thursday |
Where the IAT
crosses Hwy E (Map 88e) |
Support for Thru-hiker |
|
2006-07-27
Thursday |
Where the IAT
crosses Hwy E (Map 88e) |
Taylor County
update |
|
2006-07-26
Wednesday |
The northern end
of the Mondeaux Flowage in Taylor County (Map 88e) |
A surprise
and a new camera |
|
2006-07-24 Monday |
Wood Lake County
Park, Taylor County (Map 85e) |
(Photos)
Log Entries For Day 32 Thru Day 45
- Skunk/Foster
Lakes Area To Wood Lake, Taylor County |
|
2006-07-24 Monday |
Wood Lake County
Park, Taylor County (Map 85e) |
An Ice Age
Trail Sampler – A 2 Day Hike With a Thru-Hiker |
|
2006-07-21 Friday |
Camp New Wood
County Park on the Wisconsin River in Lincoln County (Map 83e) |
“unable to
receive calls at this time” |
| 2006-07-20 Thursday |
Unknown |
John is unable
to receive cell phone calls at this time. Maybe tomorrow. |
|
2006-07-19
Wednesday |
Unknown - West
of Highway 45 in Langlade County (Map 78e) |
No walk in
the park |
|
2006-07-17 Monday |
Where the IAT
crosses Highway 45 in Langlade County (Map 78e) |
Survivor! He’s
around the horn and heading true west! |
|
2006-07-17 Monday |
(Last known location - 7/13)
Dells of the Eau Claire County Park in Marathon County (Map 71e)
|
John is on his own |
|
2006-07-13
Thursday |
On Thornapple
Creek Road (Map 70e) |
Bummer!
Technical difficulties! |
|
2006-07-11 Tuesday |
Debbie Krogwold's house,
Waupaca, WI |
(Photos)
Log Entries For Day 25 Thru Day 31
-
Parfrey’s Glen
To Skunk/Foster Lakes Area |
|
2006-07-11 Tuesday |
On
Bestul Road which is in Waupaca County between Map 64e and Map 66e |
He’s back on the
trail, then delayed by the police |
|
2006-07-08
Saturday |
The intersection of Akron Avenue and Heffron Road
outside of Heffron, WI on the Waushara / Portage County line (between
Map 61e and Map 63e) |
It’s a
scorcher on the trail today! |
|
2006-07-07 Friday |
At the
intersection of County JJ and County B just south of the Mecan River
State Fishery Area (Map 59e) |
John meets the
Strawberry Lady |
|
2006-07-06
Thursday |
Just north of
Pawaukee, WI (somewhere between Map 46e and Map 59e) |
It was a
little brisk last night |
|
2006-07-05
Wednesday |
North of
Portage, WI and very near the old Indian agency house (Map 45e) |
He is one with
nature |
|
2006-07-04 Tuesday |
Parfreys Glen
State Natural Area (Map 42e) |
(Photos)
Enjoying the sunset on a sandbar in the Wisconsin
River |
|
2006-07-04 Tuesday |
Parfreys Glen
State Natural Area (Map 42e) |
(Photos)
Log Entries For Day 21 Thru Day 24
-
Cross Plains,
WI To Parfrey’s Glen |
|
2006-07-03 Monday |
The
Devils Lake State Forest where the trail crosses Highway 113 (Map 42e) |
John has a
new stove |
|
2006-07-02 Sunday |
Just past the intersection of
Strangeway Avenue and County H just north of Lodi, WI (Map 40e) |
Deciding whether to stop before or after Devils
Lake |
| 2006-07-01 Saturday |
Indian Lake
County Park, WI (Map 39e) |
John plans to
meet and hike with
Tim Malzhan near Lodi, WI (Map
40e) |
|
2006-06-30 Friday |
Cross Plains, WI |
(Photos) Photos
from an e-mail received from Judy Larson-Clements. Thank
You Judy! |
|
2006-06-30 Friday |
Just
north of the intersection of North Birch Trail and Old Sauk Pass road
south of Highway 14 (Map 38e) |
He’s hurting
again |
|
2006-06-30 Friday |
John Cramer's
house, Madison, WI |
(Photos)
Log Entries For Day 18 Thru Day 20 - Magnolia Bluff County Park To Verona,
WI |
|
2006-06-29
Thursday |
Just
south of Verona where the trail crosses County Highway M in Dane County
(Map 37e) |
He’s
Northward Bound |
|
2006-06-28
Wednesday |
The
Sugar River State Trail (IAT) where it crosses Highway 59 just north of
Albany, WI (Map 33e) |
What a view
from the Magnolia Bluff County Park! |
|
2006-06-27 Tuesday |
4 miles
outside of Janesville, WI on County Highway K (Between Map 29e and Map
33e) |
We are
starting a supply relay for John |
|
2006-06-25 Sunday |
Cliff's House,
Janesville, WI (Map 29e) |
(Photos)
Log
Entries For Day 12 Thru
Day
17 - The beauty, it’s like being in another world |
|
2006-06-23 /
Friday |
Visitor
Center and Forest Headquarters on Highway 59 near Shelter #2 near the
Stony Ridge Nature Trail (Map 23e) |
My cell phone
batteries are dying fast |
|
2006-06-22 /
Thursday |
Waterville
Road just off of the Glacial Drumlin State Trail |
He is craving
for a shower |
|
2006-06-21 /
Wednesday |
Intersection of the IAT and County K just north of
Hartland, WI (Map 21e) |
A bit of lightning |
|
2006-06-20 /
Tuesday |
Pike Lake State Park and Mike
Wollmers |
What a feast! |
|
2006-06-19 / Monday |
Pike Lake State Park and Mike
Wollmers |
(Photos)
Log
Entries For Day 10 Thru Day 11 -
Mmmm! Mike's pie was sure tasty! |
|
2006-06-19 /
Monday |
Shelter #1, Northern Kettle
Moraine State Forest near the IAT trail head on County H |
Wow! Was it Hot!!! |
| 2006-06-17 / Saturday |
Where the IAT crosses County S in the Northern Kettle
Moraine State Forest in Fon Du Lac County, WI |
(Photos)
Log
Entries For Days 3 Thru Day 7
-
Island hopping...Trucking! |
|
2006-06-16 / Friday |
County H or SS in the
Northern Kettle Moraine Stat Forest |
They are in the forest and loving it! |
|
2006-06-15 /
Thursday |
On County Road “X” near Spring
Lake Road just about to the Town of School Hill
(near Keel, WI) |
We have heard from Bill |
|
2006-06-14 / Wednesday |
Unknown at this time |
(Photos) Received an e-mail from Bill |
|
2006-06-14 / Wednesday |
Mariner
Trail in Two Rivers, WI |
John is on
the mend and on the move |
|
2006-06-13 / Tuesday |
Map 8E at the intersection of
Princl Road and 147 |
We have lost contact |
|
2006-06-12 /
Monday |
Somewhere between Tisch Mills,
WI and Mishicot, WI |
Log Entry For Day 4 - The Boyz Had A Run In
With Poison Ivy |
|
2006-06-11 / Sunday |
Casco, WI / where the Ahnapee State Trail crosses C /
feed mill |
Log Entry For Day 3 – What a blast tracking the Boyz down |
|
2006-06-11 /
Sunday |
Casco, WI / where the Ahnapee State Trail crosses C /
feed mill |
(Photos)
Log Entries For Day 1 Thru Day 2 |
|
2006-06-09 / Friday |
Potawatomi State Park in Door County, WI
|
(Photos) |
