by adventuretoward | May 26, 2017 | North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
And so our section-hike of the North Country Trail (NCT) begins, here in Grand Marais! This is Grand Marais, Michigan. It’s a little confusing, because there’s another Grand Marais in Minnesota that’s also part of the North Country Trail (and the...
by adventuretoward | May 27, 2017 | North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today’s hike was heading west of Grand Marais to Coves Campsites in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This is a little odd, since we’re ultimately trying to get to St. Ignace, which lies to the east. But we wanted to explore a little of Pictured Rocks,...
by adventuretoward | May 28, 2017 | North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today’s hike: Muskellonge Lake back to the east side of Grand Marais. Not to talk too much about our shuttle strategy, but I’d wanted to hike eastbound every day because, well, we are heading eastbound! And I like to do things in proper sequence. That is,...
by adventuretoward | May 29, 2017 | North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today’s hike began at Culhane Lake Campground near the Two-Hearted River area, where Ernest Hemingway loved to fish. But oy, the things that can snag your plans! I’d given Ed directions for the trailhead, then began working on my laptop and not paying...
by adventuretoward | May 30, 2017 | North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
I was excited to start the day at Tahquamenon Lower Falls. Because, well, waterfalls are always cool! But oh, brother! Our errors and mishaps continue. So today we had roughly 20 miles (32.2 km) to hike from Tahquamenon State Park’s lower falls to Culhane Lake,...
by adventuretoward | May 31, 2017 | North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today we were starting off from Naomikong Overlook, a spot on Lake Superior’s Tahquamenon Bay. Unfortunately, rain was forecast for the morning. Not what we wanted to learn after yesterday’s misadventures. But you can’t expect sunny days every day....
