Author: DanShaffer
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August-October Northern Michigan Search Interest
My forecasts for Northern Michigan places Google search interest are more moderated for the Northern Lower Peninsula. Weather forecasts are more moderated as well. Last month’s average temperatures were slightly below normals for the Month of July. For the Upper Peninsula, search interest forecasts are still higher. However, Upper Peninsula actuals have greatly underperformed forecasts… Read more
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Michigan Outdoor Recreation Search Interest-Installment II
In the first installment, I discussed the basic topic, data, trends, and correlations for this project. This project is to study and forecast trends for Google search interest from Michigan for 10 forms of outdoor recreation. I showed the historical trends for this data, which is sometimes trending upward or downwards and always shows various… Read more
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Michigan Outdoor Recreation Search Interest–Installment I
This is the first installment of my new project, Michigan Outdoor Recreation Search Interest. This project will look at daily Google search interest from Michigan for 10 forms of outdoor recreation: atving, boating, camping, fishing, hiking, kayaking, rving, hunting, skiing, and snowmobiling. Search trends for these activities are likely related to the popularity and interest… Read more
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July-September Northern Michigan Search Interest
For Northern Michigan Search Interest, July-September should show peak search interest followed by declining values. The Upper Peninsula, in particular, shows nearly peak values in August as well. Temperature forecasts from weather.gov are more moderate than past forecasts for July. But these forecasts still show above norm values for August and September. Search interest is… Read more
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Back to the Basics of Camping III
So far, I’ve had two other outdoor skills posts for camping. In these posts, I discuss alternatives to the commercialization of recreational camping trips. While it’s true that expensive outdoors gear may have a place in extremely intense outdoor adventures, a casual overnight or weekend camping trip can probably be done with what you already… Read more
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America’s Bear
When a pine needle falls in the forest: the eagle sees it, the deer hears it, and the bear smells it. –Saying commonly attributed to Native Americans The American black bear is probably the second most widely distributed large mammal in North America behind the white-tailed deer. This is especially true when one considers the… Read more
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Back to the Basics of Camping II
Back in November of last year, I spoke of the tendency to commercialize and overcomplicate camping trips. Yes, expensive modern equipment is useful and lightweight in many situations. I just wonder if a short-term, recreational camping trip is it. Don’t get me wrong in what follows. I’m not trying to be dogmatic about not using… Read more
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June-August Northern Michigan Search Interest
We are moving into the highest months for Northern Michigan Google Search interest. My forecasts show similar levels of search interest to last year. Upper Peninsula forecasts are actually slightly higher than last year, partly because Upper Peninsula search interest is generally trending upward. Also, weather should be somewhat warmer this summer, especially for July… Read more
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May-July Northern Michigan Search Interest
May-July Google search interest for Northern Michigan places should show an increase to annual peak values. This forecasted peak for July would be a historical high. However, the May-July average search interest forecast is lower than the previous two years’ values. Looking at forecasted temperatures, May and June forecasts are mixed. The average minimum temperature… Read more
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What Goes Around Comes Around
“So you get what we had here last week — which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it. And I don’t like it anymore than you men.” –Cool Hand Luke This post concerns the adversarial relationship created by wildlife and natural resource law enforcement with outdoor recreationists. While natural resource law enforcement… Read more