by Melanie McManus | Mar 28, 2021 | Exploring and Experiencing, Stories, Wisconsin
Read This Article On The Chicago Tribune Despite living in Wisconsin for several decades, I’d never heard of Cave Point until recently. This tiny county park sits in southeastern Door County in the state’s narrow, jagged thumb. Cave Point is unique in that...
by Melanie McManus | Mar 15, 2021 | Stories, Wisconsin
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by Melanie McManus | Apr 14, 2021 | Alabama, Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Hiking) 2021, Tennessee, Trail Journals
I’m super excited to start my thru-hike of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail tomorrow! A quick background on this hike. Back in 2013, when I first thru-hiked the Ice Age Trail and fell in love with thru-hiking I had a travel writers’ conference in...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 6, 2021 | Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Hiking) 2021, Trail Journals
My first-day itinerary called for hiking about 20 miles (32.2 km) from the southern terminus to the end of the Potkopinu section. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail consists of 62 miles (99.8 km) of trail along the...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 7, 2021 | Mississippi, Natchez Trace (Hiking) 2021, Trail Journals
Today’s itinerary called for hiking nearly 20 miles (32.2 km) to the Port Gibson area. Last night, camping at Coles Creek, was OK. It was warm and stuffy in the tent until the middle of the night, when it got cooler. We heard a lot of owls hooting, and some...
