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URL:https://northcountrytrail.org/events/cnd-040925/
SUMMARY:Chief Noonday Chapter April Meeting Guest Speaker: Ryan Bowles\, Ne
 w England NST
DESCRIPTION:The North Country Trail (NCT) is 1 of 11 designated National Sc
 enic Trails (NST) of our National Park System (NPS). The NCT is the LONGES
 T at over 4\,900 miles\, while the New England Trail (NET) with just 215 m
 iles\, is almost the SHORTEST. For reference purposes\, our Chief Noonday 
 Chapter manages 120 miles\, so the NET is less than 2x that. BUT\, those 2
 15 miles are packed with phenomenal scenery\, challenging landscape\, and 
 30\,000 feet of net elevation change! Covering Connecticut and Massachuset
 ts\, it ends at the New Hampshire border. Ryan’s photo was taken at the 
 Southern Terminus\, Long Island Sound\, CT. Although the trail is rated Mo
 derate\, the logistics are rated Difficult.\n\nIn June 2024\, Ryan backpac
 ked the southernmost 60 miles of the New England Trail\, one of the newest
  National Scenic Trails and the shortest. Ryan will share his experiences 
 on the trail and talk about lessons he learned that apply to our section o
 f the North Country Trail.\n\nBIO: Ryan Bowles leads the Trail Adopter pro
 gram for the Chief Noonday Chapter. He is a father of 4\, a professor at M
 ichigan State University\, and an avid long-distance backpacker when he ca
 n get away from his family and job. Ryan thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail 
 in 1997 and has hiked many miles on other long-distance trails including t
 he Florida Trail and Buckeye Trail. He has completed over 800 unique miles
  on the NCT and will finish the lower peninsula of Michigan in 2025. Ryan 
 has been a dedicated volunteer with the North Country Trail for more than 
 a decade. Before joining the Chief Noonday Chapter\, he was president of t
 he Chief Baw Beese Chapter and later chaired the North Country Trail commi
 ttee for NORTA\, the maintaining affiliate in northwestern Ohio.
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LOCATION:Delton District Library\, 330 N. Grove St.\, Delton\, Michigan\, U
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