Backpacking in the Porcupine Mountains

Pathways to Point 2007

Our Path

Highlights

Day 1!

• Unbreakable Knot

• Kevin’s bad timing• No campsite?!

• Shelley’s Driftwood

• Sleeping under the stars!

Highlights

Day 2• Beautiful sunrise!• Kept running into Boy

Scouts• First river crossing with

backpacks on• Freezing water

• Micah climbed the cliff• Katie S. slept allllllll day

Highlights

Day 3! [The Most Interesting Day]

• 10 MILES!• Snow White and the 7

Dwarfs + The Mirror, The Witch and The Prince

• Passed up our lunch spot• Shelley saw her “Lawn

Chair”

• WE WANTED TO DIE • Kevin’s payback• Frenzied Beef Jerky

Eating

Now Presenting…

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Highlights

Day 4!• The Giant Fallen Tree• Finally made it to the

top!

• It was our “easy” day …until we went the wrong way!

• We all went swimming in Mirror Lake-then the leeches

Highlights Day 5• Short day• Set up camp- it

rained- played cards • Set up two tents

under dead tree…• Kevin put Anna in

charge so no one died while they went to get the car

• Katie and Shelley got out of water filtering duty!

Highlights

Day 6• Woke up at 4 am!• Hiked to the top of a

cliff to see the sunrise before we went home

• Drove to see the waterfalls before the long car ride back to Point…

Our Last Day…

UWSP

“Like the backpacking trip to the Porkies, you will undoubtedly face many long days, uphill climbs and some wrong turns thoughout the

next couple of years while you’re here at Point.”

-Kevin’s Letter

How did this prepare us for UWSP?

What a silly question…Amazing People!

Weight TrainingChallenges

Support System

AWESOME-NESS

• Week 1– Setting goals and breaking down what we want to

accomplish in our college career

• Week 2– Learned how to get involved and see how much

there is to get involved in – This helps us meet new people and try new things

• Week 3– Helped us see how many new people we will meet

an make connections with while in college– The yarn game was a very good example of this

How has the course benefited us?

• Week 4– Gave us a break from all the tension from school and a

chance to relax in Schmeeckle– We got to see Kevin!!!

• Week 5

– Gave us a better introduction to Schmeeckle and other natural resource programs available

• Week 6– Continued learning about Leave No Trace so we can

apply it with our own future trips.• Overall

– We have benefited from this class by making it easier in the transition from high school to college its has helped us meet new people, set goals for ourselves, shown us everything UW- Stevens Point has to offer and get involved in, and taught us camping/hiking techniques.