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Shari Searles: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Shari Searles Wisconsin (Previously received the central patch + Michigan and 1000 Miles.) September 9-16, 2021 My Wisconsin North Country Trail experience started with a day hike from the Michigan/Wisconsin border with a friend. We camped at Scott Rapids Campsite our first night. I will never forget that night as I had my first bear […]

Laura Brandon: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Laura Brandon Mackinac Bridge (Previously received the central patch + Michigan and 1000 Miles.) My husband Andy and I completed the Mackinac Bridge Walk on September 4, 2023 – Labor Day. We walked from one end of the bridge to the other with the People’s Water Board Coalition, as a call to shut down the […]

Lisa Snook: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Lisa Snook Minnesota + North Dakota (Previously received the central patch + Michigan, Wisconsin, Mackinac Bridge, 1000 Miles, and 2000 Miles.) As I reflect on the last year of hiking, I am so thankful for the opportunity to have experienced the wonderful remote sections of the NCT. My long-distance hiking buddy Barb Whittington and I […]