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• Meetup
  Sunday Day hike
  • Sun Jun 03
    9:00 AM
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  • 19 attending
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  McCormick Creek Nature Center

  250 McCormicks Creek Park Road, Spencer, IN (map)

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  We'll be going out to McCormick's Creek to hike. We'll hike between two and four miles. Learn more

  Hosted by: Phillip (Organizer)

• Meetup
  June Backpacking Trip
  • Fri Jun 08
    5:30 PM
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  • 8 attending
  • 1 comment

  Needs a location

  Coming soon!

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  This is a place holder for a trip on this weekend. We'll possibly head out Friday night and return Sunday evening. Learn more

  Hosted by: Brett (He Who Carries All)

• Meetup
  North Manitou Island
  • Thu Aug 16
    5:00 PM
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  • 15 attending
  • 5 waiting
  • 3 comments

  RSVP deadline:

  Aug 9, 2012 11:45 PM

  Sleeping Bear Dunes

  9922 W Front St, Empire, MI (map)

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  This date worked well last year. The flies and mosquitoes were minimal at this time. Normally we head up on Thursday night and return on Sunday. This year I'd like to... Learn more

  Hosted by: Phillip (Organizer)

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• May 16 at 6:30 PM, 13 Backpackers attended

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  They rated it 4.002 (2 ratings) and uploaded 201 photos

  

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  Trails were in good shape despite storm damage, good group and great weather

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  large, beautiful, uncrowded, and unabused area-we've just barely scratched the surface of BSF!

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• March 31 at 9:00 AM, 90 Backpackers attended

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  They rated it 5.002 (2 ratings)

  

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  It's so great to have the opportunity to pay a little back, via trail service, to the resource we so often say we "love".

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  We had a total of 90 people come out for the Community Day. ...

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• March 30 at 6:00 PM, 9 Backpackers attended

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  They rated it 4.502 (2 ratings) and uploaded 4 photos

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