by adventuretoward | Jul 13, 2018 | Hiking, Minnesota, Stories, United States
Read This Article On The Star Tribune My hike along the Superior Hiking Trail, or SHT, began in the water. That is, in the rain. I knew a few days ahead of time that the forecast wasn’t promising. So this became one of those times you really hope the weather...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 6, 2018 | Hiking, Minnesota, Stories, United States
Read more on the Star Tribune I was beyond thrilled to be asked to pen a seven-part series on the Superior Hiking Trail, or SHT. It was the spring of 2017, and I’d recently undergone surgery to reattach my left hamstring. Thankfully, it hadn’t suddenly...
by adventuretoward | Jun 2, 2018 | North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Superior Hiking Trail 2018, Trail Journals
Another adventure begins! Today I’m starting a thru-hike of the 315-mile (506.9 km) Superior Hiking Trail, which runs from just south of Duluth, Minn., up along the North Shore of Lake Superior nearly to Canada. I’ve long heard this is a beautiful, rugged...
by adventuretoward | Jun 2, 2018 | North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Superior Hiking Trail 2018, Trail Journals
Wow, what a crazy first day on the trail (heading north from the southern terminus). The Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) starts in the south in the middle of the woods on the border with Wisconsin. Since the parking area is 2 miles (3.2 km) away, you have to hike in to...
by adventuretoward | Jun 3, 2018 | North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Superior Hiking Trail 2018, Trail Journals
Today’s start was Jay Cooke State Park, and I thought we were going to have a warm day, if gray, and no rain. Instead, it rained until shortly before we started. This meant the trails stayed super water-logged and muddy. Not only that, but on this, Day 2, the...
