2012_12_31 Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve

Wilma and I had a nice hike. Slow going in the snow. We only did 4.6 miles including a stop for lunch in a little over 4 hours. We got up to Avon Bottoms (a WIDNR property), although I am not sure whether we ever actually crossed into it or not. The border is not well marked. It was kind of breezy when we left but once we got into the forest the trees mostly blocked it. We have been here several times before. It is a good hike. Nice winter scenery.

ETA 1-1-13 I forgot to put the GPS track and map into the video so I just added here as it is a lot easier then editing the video.

Light My Fire Spork

I bought this on eBay a few weeks ago. I think it was $1.68 shipped. I have tried sporks that are more like a spoon that has some small tines on it and never liked them much, so I thought I would try this style.

This one works pretty good as both a spoon and a fork. Its a little short to be ideal but for what it is, it works.

One side of the fork is serrated in an attempt to make it into a knife of sorts. It worked on softer foods, but I think it would break if I tried to use it to cut into something more substantial.


It has made its way into my day pack for use when out hiking.


Amazon review here.