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 […]
Our Stories
Category: Hiking Stories
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 […]
Jeri Getts: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
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 […]
