What's New in the Midwest...

Regional discussion and conditions reports for the Heartland of the America. Hey, this includes Arkansas. Please post partners requests and trip plans in the Midwest US Climbing Partners section.
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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by Arthur Digbee » Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:22 pm

Cool find, Stu. And Lake Gogebic is conveniently located on the way to the Porkies.

How were the Porkies? Soggy? Skeeters? Nice breeze off the lake?
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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by Stu Brandel » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:43 pm

I had an awesome time (my first) in the Porkies May 24-26th. It was 83 driving up, but the temperture dropped 22 degrees within a mile of Lake Superior when a massive Canadian Storm front roared through, causing a seich and pummelling the area. But after the storm cleared at dawn, we had crisp cool temps and a 30 mph wind that cleared the bugs, which even with the mud produced 2 days of great hiking.

It was cool and rainy the day I left but since it was 101 degrees 7 hours later in Illinois I still would have been better off had I stayed!


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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by Bubba Suess » Fri Sep 07, 2012 2:26 pm

I just posted some stuff on the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma:

Styx Canyon
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Album of the whole trip
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A revamp of the Charon's Garden Loop.
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A revamp of the old Twin Rocks Mountain page.
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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by Stu Brandel » Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:49 am

I just added a new Mountain page for Wyalusing State Park in Wisconsin

http://www.summitpost.org/wyalusing-ridges/819855

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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by Bubba Suess » Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:42 pm

I just completed a revamp of the Wichita Mountain's Granite Mountain page. The page was gutted when a member left a couple of years ago:

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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by xDoogiex » Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:01 am

Sorry dudes I disappeared for a long time. I joined the gibbon Slacklines development team. Got engaged and She left me and lost my job. Back in school for geology
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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by xDoogiex » Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:08 am

I moved to Colorado 3 days ago

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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by Hotoven » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:46 pm

xDoogiex wrote:Sorry dudes I disappeared for a long time. I joined the gibbon Slacklines development team. Got engaged and he left me and lost my job. Back in school for geology


Sorry to hear that, didn't know Ohio had gay marriage legalized. :wink:
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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by xDoogiex » Sun Apr 07, 2013 3:23 pm

Hotoven wrote:
xDoogiex wrote:Sorry dudes I disappeared for a long time. I joined the gibbon Slacklines development team. Got engaged and he left me and lost my job. Back in school for geology


Sorry to hear that, didn't know Ohio had gay marriage legalized. :wink:



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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by Stu Brandel » Mon May 06, 2013 1:08 am

I added a page today for the mini canyon Parfrey's Glen near Wisconsin's Devil's Lake State Park:

http://www.summitpost.org/parfrey-s-glen/848524

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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by Stu Brandel » Sat Jul 27, 2013 6:45 pm

A new summit in the Midwest? Yes! I added Lone Rock in Wisconsin, an unexpected find.


http://www.summitpost.org/lone-rock-wisconsin/858413

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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by mountainhare » Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:47 pm

I believe the most interesting areas of the flatlands get too overlooked, in favor of sometimes nondescript areas that happen to be the high point of arbitrarily-drawn state lines. I do not mean to terribly offend any high pointers - if you enjoy something, by all means, take part in it - but I just possess a different mindset.

So if anyone has this same mindset about the area and also happens to be overwhelmingly bored, I finished revamping a trip report (or more like an article now) about this. It covers a decent amount of places in and around the Midwest in which I grew up.

http://www.summitpost.org/grading-the-midwest-on-a-curved-scale/837800

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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by Bark Eater » Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:33 pm

I added a trip report on our Great Lakes highpointing adventure. Great part of the country!

http://www.summitpost.org/great-lakes-road-trip/870606

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Re: What's New in the Midwest...

by Stu Brandel » Sat Nov 22, 2014 1:51 am

Midwest SPers

I posted an album of Midwest winter shots. Please add your best winter photos of your favorite Midwestern destinations, and let us know your winter plans.

http://www.summitpost.org/midwest-in-winter/922678


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