a tale of mirth & mayhem on the ice age trail
The Freakin' Destination
Rick Bie's first novel is available for purchase HERE and at select fine Wisconsin independent bookstores.
Our Books! (Just the one, dear.)
The Freakin' Destination
The Freakin' Destination
The Freakin' Destination
An empty-nester couple of backpacking neophytes hike the 1,100 miles of Wisconsin’s wondrous Ice Age Trail. This fictional logbook recounts the myriad challenges, mishaps, and triumphs our hikers experience over 10 weeks wandering this rugged, yet often beautiful, terrain. Humorous, sometimes poignant, vividly descriptive of this Badger State treasure.
Softcover, 359 pages $20
About the Author
The Freakin' Destination
The Freakin' Destination
Rick Bie grew up in Racine, Wisconsin, earned a BA in English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and spent several decades as project manager in the printing and direct mail industries. He lives with his wife Roberta in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and is a proud Ice Age Trail Thousand Miler. His IAT section-hike inspired his first novel, The Freakin' Destination.