Larry Bell Central patch + 1000 Miles and Mackinac Bridge In 2024, I achieved the milestone of 1000 unique miles on the North Country Trail. While I had been on the trail here and there over time I started hiking in earnest in the fall of 2020 with the goal of completing the trail through […]
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Willard Fenton-Miller: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Willard Fenton-Miller Central patch + 1000 Miles and Mackinac Bridge I believe I first became aware of the North Country Trail in 2019, in the course of following several hikers’ YouTube vlogs, hiking the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails. That led me to the official North Country Trail website, where I began to learn about […]
Bud Tristano: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Bud Tristano Central patch + Pennsylvania I had not done any serious hiking in quite a few years, when in 2019 an innocent article about Cook Forest State Park showed up on one of the local news sites. Apparently, some film scenes were shot there in 1947. The film was Unconquered starring Gary Cooper and […]
