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Elizabeth Root: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Elizabeth Root Wisconsin + 2000 Miles (Previously received the central patch + Michigan, Pennsylvania, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles.) May 2025 Been busy now hiking in Ohio. Going to New York in July for some miles around Ithaca – my husband grew up in Greene, NY. Hopefully there will not be any storms like there […]

Jason Murrell: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Jason “Abe Linkoln” Murrell End-to-end hiker; central patch + Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota; 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 miles My hike of the North Country Trail started in April of 2020. My intention was to hike the trail in one go. I had just been booted off my Eastern […]