Day Hiking Trails: Idlewild Outfitters hosts ‘Headin’ to the Cabin’ Meet the Author session

Monday, June 24, 2013

Idlewild Outfitters hosts ‘Headin’ to the Cabin’ Meet the Author session

Idlewild Outfitters graciously hosted my Meet the Author session at its downtown Cumberland store Saturday afternoon. I met lots of great local residents and cabin owners, and sold 20 of my hiking books! I'm currently promoting Headin’ to the Cabin: Day Hiking Trails of Northwest Wisconsin, which lists 100-plus day hiking trails in Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, St. Croix, Sawyer and Washburn counties. Idlewild Outfitters offers quality apparel, equipment and unique home accessories at its store in downtown Cumberland. Here are some photos from the event.

Read more about family friendly day hiking trails in my Headin' to the Cabin guidebooks.

Meet the Author

My name is Rob Bignell. I'm a long-time hiker, journalist and editor. My son Kieran and I have been hiking together for the past decade. Before Kieran, I taught middle school students in New Mexico and Wisconsin, served as an infantryman in the Army National Guard, and worked in newspapers. I've won several journalism awards, from editorial writing to sports reporting. In 2001, The Prescott Journal, which I served as managing editor of, was named Wisconsin’s Weekly Newspaper of the Year. Currently I own and operate an online editing business, Inventing Reality Editing Service. After spending several years in Southern California, my son and I now live in Wisconsin on the scenic Red Cedar River.