by Melanie McManus | May 23, 2020 | Hiking, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals, Wisconsin
Today’s agenda called for hiking through both Pattison State Park and MacQuarrie Wetlands. Luckily, Ed and I both slept well. We were surprised how late the sun set last night (it was light until 9:15 at least). But it also seemed to be really light early in the...
by Melanie McManus | May 24, 2020 | Hiking, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals, Wisconsin
Today’s goal was an exciting one: start in the middle of the MacQuarrie Wetlands and reach the Wisconsin-Minnesota border! Two years ago, I’d stood at the spot as the start of my hike along the Superior Hiking Trail, on which the NCT piggybacks. Now,...