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 Melanie McManus | Jul 10, 2020 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today I resumed my section-hike of the NCT, starting at the U.P.’s Mosquito River trailhead and heading to Beaver Creek. Ed and I drove up today, arriving in the area around 3:30, later than we’d hoped. We’ve got two cars and will be employing the two-car shuttle...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 11, 2020 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today’s destination: Mosquito River. This shuttle system is always a bit disconcerting, since we’re leapfrogging our cars west, but hiking east every day. So yesterday’s starting point is today’s destination. That’s just how it works! So...