Backpacking the Lower Michigan Triple Crown - Jordan River Pathway

After missing out on the inaugural Lower Michigan Triple Crown Challenge with six other YouTubers I finally got my chance a few weeks later. I was joined by fellow YouTuber and backpacker Jason Outdoors, aka Jason Kelly.

The Lower Michigan Triple Crown is 3 loops, in 3 days and is just over 60 Miles. The LMTC consists of hiking the Jordan River Pathway Loop, Fife Lake Loop, and the Manistee River Loop all in 3 consecutive days.

We had perfect weather for this adventure as well as a bear encounter! On day two we had a surprise visitor from the UP so stay tuned for the next video to see who joined us at Fife Lake!

On this utralight trip I brought and used both sleep systems, the Dream Hammock Raven with the Hammock Gear Dyneema Tarp and the Zpacks Duplex with the Nemo Tensor air pad. The quilt of choice this time around was the 20 degree Enlightened Equipment Revelation, and of course, I wore my favorite shoes and pack for this one...the Altra Olympus 4's and the Joey Pa'Lante.

You can find Jason Outdoors version of the trip here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9L0vKDtATE