Doug Boulee Grand Rapids, MI Central patch + Michigan, Wisconsin, and 1,000-Mile rockers Compiled by Joan Young As one of those “turning 50 things,” I decided to return to the world of backpacking. A goal of hiking 50 birthday miles in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore was set. During a training hike on the Manistee […]
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Lou Ann Fellows Johnson: NCT Long Distance Hiker
Lou Ann Fellows Johnson Buena Vista, CO Central patch + North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York, 1,000-Mile, 2,000-Mile, and 3,000-Mile rockers Compiled by Joan Young I started out to hike the NCT in March 1978 because I was one of the original five recruited to hike the proposed route. If you are familiar […]
Doug Seaney: NCT Long Distance Hiker
Doug Seaney Eastport, MI Central patch + Michigan, 1,000-Mile, and Mackinac Bridge rockers Compiled by Joan Young In my youth I was in Boy Scouts, and our troop did a lot of hiking. I was definitely in it more for the hikes than for the merit badges or rank. I first discovered the North […]