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Brian Tanzman: NCT Long Distance Hiker

  Brian Tanzman The Villages, FL End-to-End Hiker #19 Compiled by Joan Young Day 156, Mile 2,863 for 2020: I finally finished the entire NCT! This year [2020] I hiked from North Dakota to Piqua, OH and I completed the eastern 2,000 miles to Piqua in 2018. I’m not really sure how to sum up […]

Michelle Olsen: NCT Long Distance Hiker

  Michelle Olsen Evansville, MN Central patch + North Dakota and 1,000-Mile rockers Compiled by Joan Young Mary Oliver, the poet, asked, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” I heard her and replied “I will walk.” And I will live close to life, where in my slow […]

Randall Roberts: NCT Long Distance Hiker

  Randall Roberts Strongsville, OH Ohio + 1,000-Mile rockers Compiled by Joan Young My first hike in Pennsylvania was on November 11, 2017. A couple friends hiked with me from the OH/PA border into Darlington, PA. In 2018 I made sure to spread out my hikes over the four Chapters in order to qualify for […]