by adventuretoward | Jul 13, 2018 | Hiking, Minnesota, Stories, United States
Read This Article On The Star Tribune My hike along the Superior Hiking Trail, or SHT, began in the water. That is, in the rain. I knew a few days ahead of time that the forecast wasn’t promising. So this became one of those times you really hope the weather...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 6, 2018 | Hiking, Minnesota, Stories, United States
Read more on the Star Tribune I was beyond thrilled to be asked to pen a seven-part series on the Superior Hiking Trail, or SHT. It was the spring of 2017, and I’d recently undergone surgery to reattach my left hamstring. Thankfully, it hadn’t suddenly...
by adventuretoward | Apr 19, 2018 | Hiking, Minnesota, Stories, United States, Vermont
Read This Article On The Star Tribune In 1980, Congress approved the North Country Trail (NCT) as one of America’s National Scenic Trails. In doing so, the NCT joined the famous “Triple Crown” trails – the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental...
by adventuretoward | Jan 3, 2019 | Hiking, Minnesota, Stories, United States
The Superior Hiking Trail was far from overrun with hikers during my adventure. Still, there was plenty of foot traffic on the trail. That mirrors the hiking boom occurring across the nation. Read more on the Star...
by Melanie McManus | Jun 17, 2019 | Border Route Trail 2019, Hiking, Minnesota, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
I can’t believe I’m really about to hike the Border Route Trail! Last June, I hiked the 315-mile (507-km) Superior Hiking Trail (SHT), which is also part of the North Country Trail. It ends in the middle of the woods near the Canadian border. Right where it ends, the...
by Melanie McManus | Jun 18, 2019 | Border Route Trail 2019, Hiking, Minnesota, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
Last night it wasn’t enough to be at a crappy campsite at Portage Brook. It had to rain three times, too! The last was around 4:30 a.m., so I knew I’d be packing up a wet tent. Rats. It wasn’t raining when I got up around 6 a.m., but the tent was soaked and my...