by Melanie McManus | May 22, 2024 | By Location, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, North Dakota, United States
Today was an interesting day as I made my way from Mineral Springs to Kathryn. But, really, most days on the trail are interesting! Last night was super windy, as I noted. This morning seemed calmer. Thanks to Mary, I got on the trail around 8:30. The first several...
by Melanie McManus | May 23, 2024 | By Location, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, North Dakota, Trail Journals, United States
Today’s trek to Valley City was not that much fun. Not every day on the trail is a good one. The forecast called for storms starting around 7 p.m., but it began raining (lightly) in the morning. You never know if things will get worse, so I threw everything into...
by Melanie McManus | May 24, 2024 | By Location, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, North Dakota, Trail Journals, United States
It stormed at night and into the morning here in Valley City, so good call on the motel. We waited until 10:30 this morning to get going, because it was still raining and miserable. Plus, we only had 16.5 miles (26.6 km) of road walks, so we knew we could make good...
by Melanie McManus | May 25, 2024 | By Location, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, North Dakota, Trail Journals, United States
Ed and I were excited to hike today along Lake Ashtabula. It’s supposed to be a big recreational area here in North Dakota. Also, after yesterday’s rain and wind, the day was supposed to be sunny and lovely. We dropped Ed’s car near Mel Rieman Recreation Area, where...
by Melanie McManus | May 26, 2024 | By Location, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, North Dakota, Trail Journals, United States
Today’s trek from West Ashtabula to a parking spot north of Sibley was supposed to be mostly on trail. Despite yesterday’s poor trail conditions, we wanted to try this section in the hopes it would be better, even though it’s essentially the same...
by Melanie McManus | May 27, 2024 | By Location, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, North Dakota, Trail Journals, United States
Ed and I had a restful night at our apartment rental in Cooperstown. Last night, we dined at The Fish Bowl, one of the only local spots with food (one of their restaurants just burned down recently – yikes). We enjoyed chatting with some of the locals in the bar. ...
