One key to a successful camping or backpacking trip is ensuring your gear is in the best shape possible. Gear editor, guidebook author and long distance backpacker Liz “Snorkel” Thomas recently teamed up with the North Country Trail Association to demonstrate helpful gear care tips. Here, she demonstrates a simple and effective method of […]
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Annie Nelson: Halfway Thru
Annie Nelson’s 2019 Attempt to Hike Half of the North Country Trail In early 2019, Annie Nelson of Minnesota, “a former journalist turned outdoor junkie,” declared that she was going to hike half of the North Country Trail by the end of 2019. “I’ll begin my trek near the trail’s halfway point in lower […]
New Maps: North Dakota
If you haven’t hiked in North Dakota you’re missing out! We’ve released revised editions of our North Dakota map series. These maps cover the NCT as it works its way across 432 miles in North Dakota. The NCT in North Dakota traverses large tracts of grasslands, wetlands and working agricultural landscapes. This unique region stands apart from the […]