“Great American Road Trip”

Summer of the “Great American Road Trip”

Goodbye summer! As much as I love autumn, it is my favorite season, I am slightly bummed that this summer is over. I am sure I’m not the only one that is not happy with summer coming to an end, but I am positive that for most it has more to do with the end of warm weather and the cold and long dark nights that are on the way.

This summer was a crazy busy one for sure. I had friends and family visiting from mid-June through early August, with the turn over being as quick as four days. It was great seeing everyone and showing them around as the area is still pretty new for me too. Did a short road trip along the Mighty Mississippi, some nice hikes, new and old, also checked out a few breweries and a local winery.

As fun as it was seen everyone, the highlight of the summer was what I’m calling “The Great American Road Trip”. Drove 3415 miles in ten days covering six states and six National Parks, Monuments and Historical Sites plus a few National Forests and one total solar eclipse from Devils Tower. It was a fantastic adventure but only scratched the surface of most places really and that’s okay because now I have a better idea of where to spend more time when I go back.

Hope your summer was a good one!

Aina Clothing and Reclaimed Woodworking

Lately I've been trying my hand at some woodworking and in keeping with Aina Clothing's principles of being eco-friendly, have been doing the same with these items as much as possible. The signs, bottle openers and tea light candle holders are all hand made by myself using reclaimed barnwood and trees, reclaimed barbed wire and water based clear satin polycrylic.

These items are available on my Etsy account
Please take a look and let me know what you think. If there is something special that you would like, let me know and I'll see what I can do for you.

Mahalo

Helptoberfest & Ice Age Trail Alliance

Helptoberfest & Ice Age Trail Alliance

 Helptoberfest is hiking down the trail and off into the sunset with the Ice Age Trail Alliance being the final beneficiary this year. Now through October 31st, Aina Clothing will donate 15% of sales to help support their mission to create, support and protect a thousand-mile footpath tracing Ice Age formations across Wisconsin.


More than 12,000 years ago, an immense flow of glacial ice sculpted a landscape of remarkable beauty across Wisconsin. As the glacier retreated, it left behind a variety of unique landscape features. These glacial remnants are now considered among the world’s finest examples of how continental glaciation sculpts our planet.

The Ice Age National Scenic Trail is a thousand-mile footpath that highlights these landscape features as it travels through some of the state’s most beautiful natural areas. The Trail is entirely within Wisconsin and is one of only eleven National Scenic Trails.

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Ice Age Trail Alliance

National Park Week

National Park Week

April 16 to 24, 2016

The fee-free days provide a great opportunity to visit a new place or an old favorite, especially one of the 127 national parks that normally charge an entrance fee. 

Get out and explore! 

National Park Service Plan Your Visit