by Melanie McManus | Jun 18, 2019 | Border Route Trail 2019, Hiking, Minnesota, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
Last night it wasn’t enough to be at a crappy campsite at Portage Brook. It had to rain three times, too! The last was around 4:30 a.m., so I knew I’d be packing up a wet tent. Rats. It wasn’t raining when I got up around 6 a.m., but the tent was soaked and my...
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 adventuretoward | Sep 1, 2013 | Hiking, Ice Age Trail 2013, Trail Journals
Little did I know what was going to happen on today’s trek, especially on the McKenzie Creek segment. So, today was a bit harder. This wasn’t surprising, since it was Day 2 and I was sore from Day 1. But mostly it was difficult because the trails I tackled...
