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,...