Backpacking the Lower Michigan Triple Crown - Fife Lake Loop \ 60 Mile Hiking Challenge

The second leg of our Michigan Triple Crown took place at Fife Lake Loop. After finishing Jordan River Pathway we made our way to the Old US 131 State Park Campground just minutes away from Fife Lake. A surprise visitor from the UP joined us for the evening and hiked the Fife Lake Loop with us the next day.

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 in 3 consecutive days.

Stay tuned for our third and final loop of the LMTC at the Manistee River Trail.
Jordan River Pathway Loop video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw8uiOYhrkU

I took on the Lower Michigan Triple Crown (LMTC) with Jason Outdoors, aka Jason Kelly. You can find his trip video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9L0vKDtATE

uptrail71 Fife Lake Loop video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZMGj-wPF1E

On this utralight trip I brought and used both sleep systems, the Dream Hammock Raven with the Hammock Gear Dynema Tarp and the Zpacks Duplex and 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.