by Melanie McManus | Sep 19, 2020 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
This morning I drove to St. Ignace, where I ended the first step in my section-hike of the North Country Trail back in 2017. At the time, I stopped at the outskirts of town instead of hiking the last 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the bridge. It was late, Ed was injured and...
by Melanie McManus | Sep 20, 2020 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today’s hike was a 20.1-miler (32.4 km), from Wilderness State Park to a pine plantation at the end of a long road walk. I’d slept reasonably well last night, even though campgrounds are loud and somehow a timer went off on my phone at 1:30 a.m.! (I’ve never set...
