Terri & I make this trip at least once a year! The Lansing area has NO backpacking stores available with the wide selection of everything related to outdoor clothing and equipment. We did not buy that much on this trip ($296.00 before discounts: Ultra-Sil Dry Sack 'Cell Phone', 6 titanium stakes for our tent, Patagonia sweater and new hiking shoes 'Salomon Xa Pro 3d Ultra 2' for Tom replacing the same thing that were well worn.) However, we did scope out and write down the prices and weights of many other items to research for future consideration as we move forward in our planning. Bivouac is exactly the kind of store that we need to support. Without places like this, there would simply be no where to go to actually pick up and touch items we are interested in. Bivouac also matches all internet prices!!
Of course, all of that is simply our excuse to head out on another date together. For those of you that really know Terri & I, you know we love our dates together! After our 2 1/2 hours in the store (It is huge with 3 or 4 store fronts and 2 floors.) we went (almost) next door to our favorite watering hole called Ashley's since 1983. Over a hundred beers on tap! And if you go there, check out the Rattlesnake Chicken Pasta. If you like pasta and like it spicy, you will love this!
~Dreamer
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