by Melanie McManus | Jun 19, 2019 | Border Route Trail 2019, Hiking, Minnesota, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
I’m writing this in my tent alongside Clearwater Lake. I’m trying to enjoy the haunting cries of the loons, but there are so many mosquitoes buzzing outside it sounds like a massive hive full of angry bees. Boo. Today was full of adventure, as always. We broke camp...
by Melanie McManus | Jun 20, 2019 | Border Route Trail 2019, Hiking, Minnesota, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
Today’s destination was Sock Lake. I slept in until 6:30 – yikes! But the guys were in no hurry to head out, so we went about our chores and hit the trail at 8:30 a.m. The first several miles were just as the Alaska couple told us they’d be. First, we had...
by adventuretoward | Mar 20, 2017 | Florida Trail 2017, Trail Journals
I’m starting my second chunk of the Florida Trail at Clearwater Lake. But this isn’t where I ended in January. Back then, I stopped my hike at Prairie Lakes, with an eastern swing through the Orlando suburbs up next. But I decided to skip ahead, as my...
