Randall Roberts Mackinac Bridge and 2000 Miles (Previously received the central patch + Ohio, Pennsylvania, and 1000 Miles.) I reached 2,000 miles on June 30, 2024 while hiking solo on the Finger Lakes Trail in New York, a trail which I will complete, end-to-end, this September. In November 2008, I discovered the Buckeye Trail (BT) […]
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Liz Seger: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Liz “Swisscake” Seger Central patch + 1000 Miles and Michigan Michigan, 1163+ miles in section hikes, started 9/14/20, finished 9/21/2022. Have you ever hiked with a frog riding on your compass? Have you ever been in a stretch of woods so infested with lunaria caterpillars that the ground is slick with their poop and the […]
Mary “Denali” McKinley: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Mary “Denali” McKinley End-to-End Hiker; central patch + Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota; 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 miles I started hiking the North Country Trail because it was accessible during Covid. I started July 28, 2020 near Solon Springs, Wisconsin. I intended to do it over at least a […]