Exploring the waterfalls in the Taylor Creek Canyon in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for #WaterfallWednesday! See this and other waterfall adventures on the Remote Workforce Keweenaw YouTube channel's U.P. Waterfalls playlist at youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Keith Meyers
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Founder of Remote Workforce Keweenaw - If you embrace winter and would value living in a place with ubiquitous natural beauty, no congestion, and lower crime, consider the Keweenaw which may be the most amazing place you have never heard of before!
Hiking the North Country Trail beneath large oak trees on the edge of the Trap Hills in the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for #ThickTrunkTuesday!
Check out the current installment of Keith’s RWK Newsletter as we explore the Taylor Creek Canyon and hike the North Country Trail in the Trap Hills of Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Substack at this link:
Taylor Creek Canyon and an NCT Hike in the Trap Hills
Last Monday got started with a lot of work around home and a five-mile rail-trail run at an 8:48/mile pace.
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Seen along the North Country Trail near Forest Highway 16 in the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for #MushroomMonday!
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A video short recap of yesterday's North Country Trail hike in the Trap Hills of Michigan's Upper Peninsula!
North Country Trail hike between US Mine and Lookout Mountain in the Trap Hills of Michigan's U.P.!
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Late summer hiking on the Ridge Loop at the Lake Bailey Sanctuary in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula for #ForestFriday!
Chicken of the woods, looks like deer-level munching around the edges. And the bugs like it too! #mushrooms #Fungifriends #foraging #nature #hiking
Check out the current installment of Keith’s RWK Newsletter titled "Canyon Falls and an Epic Silver River Bushwhack" on Substack at this link:
Canyon Falls and an Epic Silver River Bushwhack
As we continued to build miles toward the North Country Trail Hike 100 Challenge, Julie and I would put in another 3.5 miles hiking to Canyon Falls and beyond a week ago.
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A #ThrowbackThursday hike on the North Country Trail from seven years ago along the Presque Isle River at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula!
A #ThrowbackThursday hike on the NCT from 7 years ago along the Presque Isle River in Michigan's UP!
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A Silver River waterfalls bushwhack in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula for #WaterfallWednesday!
Silver River Bushwhack
YouTube video by Remote Workforce Keweenaw
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Check out the current installment of Keith’s RWK Newsletter titled "Getting Serious about the North Country Trail Hike 100 Challenge" on Substack at this link:
Getting Serious about the North Country Trail Hike 100 Challenge
Things suddenly became quite quiet a week ago this past Saturday morning as our family visitors headed homeward.
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Nearly dinner plate sized mushroom seen while hiking in Chassell in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula for #MushroomMonday!
Check out the current installment of Keith’s RWK Newsletter titled "Dealing with Wildfire Smoke" on Substack at this link:
Dealing with Wildfire Smoke
When I left you last time, we were enjoying the cool Lake Superior surf at Great Sand Bay.
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Hiking the Norwich Bluff segment of the North Country Trail through the Ottawa National Forest in the Trap Hills of Michigan's Upper Peninsula for #ForestFriday!
Hiking the Norwich Bluff Segment of the NCT
YouTube video by Remote Workforce Keweenaw
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In the midst of our push to complete the Hike 100 Challenge for 2026, how about a GoPro video from a North Country Trail hike from four years ago across Boulder Creek and the Silver River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for #ThrowbackThursday!
North Country Trail hike to the Silver River
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Check out the current installment of Keith’s RWK Newsletter titled "Entertaining Family and the Wildfire Smoke Arrives" on Substack at this link:
Entertaining Family and the Wildfire Smoke Arrives
The Sunday after the Strawberry Festival, our hiking group headed up to mouth of the Gratiot River to hike along Lake Superior to the Black Creek Nature Sanctuary.
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Ten-Foot Falls on the Eagle River in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula for #WaterfallWednesday!
Catch me on WMPL online on the Morning Brainwave with Elaine and Nona at 8:30 a.m. eastern time!
The pileated woodpeckers have been taking on this big white cedar next to the North Country Trail along the Sturgeon River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. #ThickTrunkTuesday
Examining the gills on a mushroom found along the Slate River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for #MushroomMonday!
Check out the current installment of Keith’s RWK Newsletter titled "Keweenaw Touring and the Strawberry Festival" on Substack at this link:
Keweenaw Touring and the Strawberry Festival
We had family in town for the last couple of weeks which has kept me away from writing; as a result, there is much to share!
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Ran into this fox while out walking the Chassell Historic Trail last night just before dusk! chassellhistory.org
Autumn hiking on the forested Maasto Hiihto Trails to the north of Hancock in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula for #ForestFriday! Watch the falling leaves at Maasto Hiihto at youtube.com/shorts/byfH1...
With all the current wildfire smoke, looking back on a smoke-free waterfall adventure on the Silver River in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula on #ThrowbackThursday!
Bushwhacking Silver River Canyon
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Waterfall on Jacobs Creek in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula for #WaterfallWednesday!
Autumn in the Ottawa National Forest near the Hacking Site in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for #ForestFriday!