
Welcome to Coach Ron Gunn's Hiking Adventure Tours
"A pub at the end of every wilderness hike."
"We don't sleep on the ground."
"A pub at the end of every wilderness hike."
"We don't sleep on the ground."
SUN, JAN 1, 2023 10AM
DOWAGIAC ELKS LODGE
SAT, JAN 7, 2023
TRAINING TEAMS (PNW & TP) will get emailed newsletter JAN 4
SAT, JAN 21, 2023
TRAINING TEAMS (PNW & TP) will get emailed newsletter JAN 18
The 55th Turkey Trot rescheduled to MAR 11, 2023 and renamed the Lucky Turkey 10k/5k (due to snow on trails in NOV)
DATE TBD
Will start & finish at SMC and will run on the original road and trail course. Details soon.
There's much to see here. So, take your time, look around, and learn all there is to know about us. We hope you enjoy our site.
(Bonus Hike
see NOV 21 newsletter)
Pacific Northwest
Scotland
Rescheduled
March 12
New Year's morning
Coach Gunn's hike training program is unique and for new to advanced hikers. Some will train to prepare for a marathon-like hike during our hiking tour, while most have moderate hikes in mind.
Sign up for a hiking tour OR as a Training Partner.
(Training Partners train with us but are not part of the hiking tour.)
Only training team members get our biweekly training newsletters. prior to each training hike (JAN-SEP). (Use link above to view archived newsletters)
Not ready to start hiking with us?
Get on Coach Gunn's KEEP INFORMED LIST to only get major announcements.
Questions? Contact Thom.
ADVENTURE HIKES
"We don't sleep on the ground and there's a pub at the end of every wilderness trail." Coach Gunn
All training and destinations include all hike abilities from moderate to extreme. Every destination has one extreme hike challenge that takes months of marathon-like training to prepare you. This is not for everyone. Most o
ADVENTURE HIKES
"We don't sleep on the ground and there's a pub at the end of every wilderness trail." Coach Gunn
All training and destinations include all hike abilities from moderate to extreme. Every destination has one extreme hike challenge that takes months of marathon-like training to prepare you. This is not for everyone. Most of our hikers do not do this but will train for more reasonable goals though personally ambitious. We are not a competitive group - we celebrate everyone's personal best.
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Since 2004 Coach Gunn has taken hiking groups to Grand Canyon 12 times, to Pacific Northwest twice, Northern California, Boston-Cape Cod, Utah, Hawaii, Italy, Scotland, Spain
and New Zealand.
Current Hike Information
Since 2004 Coach Gunn has taken hiking groups to Grand Canyon 12 times, to Pacific Northwest twice, Northern California, Boston-Cape Cod, Utah, Hawaii, Italy, Scotland, Spain
and New Zealand.
Current Hike Information
FEB 2021 Interview; Future Trips
Why is walking so good for you?
[Submitted by Cairn Stone
alumnus, Craig C.]
Adventure hikes at incredible destinations: We usually travel in Fall; September-October. Hike training begins in January.
Hike with us in 2023-two ways:
Join the 2023 PAC NW III trip candidate list or as a 2023 Training Partner. Bi-weekly trail hikes are progressively longer and at interesting local venues. When safe to do so, a hal
Adventure hikes at incredible destinations: We usually travel in Fall; September-October. Hike training begins in January.
Hike with us in 2023-two ways:
Join the 2023 PAC NW III trip candidate list or as a 2023 Training Partner. Bi-weekly trail hikes are progressively longer and at interesting local venues. When safe to do so, a half hour lecture precedes each hike. This is a training program to prepare our travelers experience something truly extraordinary!
The 2023 season is again based on progressive overload to meet the extreme hike goals of the program. Most take on more modest goals. The program serves all hiking abilities.
[2023 Schedule on the
Schedules & Docs page]
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Coach Ron Gunn
Your coach, your travel guide and founder of Cairn Stone Adventure Tours.
574-215-4779
Thom Janssen
Fellow hiker, webmaster and record keeper assisting Coach Gunn.
269-462-0683
Tim Calhoun
Fellow hiker and accounting volunteer
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