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Lou Ann Fellows Johnson: NCT Long Distance Hiker

  Lou Ann Fellows Johnson Buena Vista, CO Central patch + North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York, 1,000-Mile, 2,000-Mile, and 3,000-Mile rockers Compiled by Joan Young I started out to hike the NCT in March 1978 because I was one of the original five recruited to hike the proposed route. If you are familiar […]

Susanne Klein: NCT Long Distance Hiker

  Susanne Klein Warren, PA Central patch + Pennsylvania and 1,000-Mile rockers Compiled by Joan Young I moved to Pennsylvania from California at the end of 2013. I belonged to hiking groups that would conquer different mountains. There was always a different challenge and different views. Even though I continued to hike when I arrived […]

Doug Seaney: NCT Long Distance Hiker

  Doug Seaney Eastport, MI Central patch + Michigan, 1,000-Mile, and Mackinac Bridge rockers Compiled by Joan Young In my youth I was in Boy Scouts, and our troop did a lot of hiking. I was definitely in it more for the hikes than for the merit badges or rank. I first discovered the North […]