Jeri Getts Central patch + Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles I initially began hiking the North Country Trail (NCT), unknowingly, back in August of 2015. My niece and I had started hiking the Buckeye Trail (BT) in Southwest Ohio. After hiking a few sections of the BT, I became aware that I was […]
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Terri Lindberg: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Terri Lindberg Mackinac Bridge (Previously received the central patch + 1000 Miles.) Walking the bridge for the first time was a wonderful experience. I’d been wanting to do it for a long time. The weather was perfect and the views from the bridge were fantastic. I shared this experience with an old friend of mine […]
Tom Gorman: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Tom Gorman Pennsylvania + 1000 Miles (Previously received the central patch + New York and Vermont.) In early August, my wife Betsy and my mom dropped me off at the North Country National Scenic Trail trailhead just south of the New York/Pennsylvania border. I hiked one mile north to the state line, then south for […]


