Arlette “Apple Pie” Laan End-to-End Hiker; central patch + Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota; 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 miles I started my hike on April 8, 2021 in Defiance, Ohio, and finished my hike on February 21, 2022 back in Defiance. From Defiance, I went Eastbound toward Vermont and […]
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Paul Jager: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Paul Jager Central patch + Michigan, 1,000-Mile, and Mackinac Bridge I started my journey of hiking the 1,175 miles of the North Country Trail in Michigan almost by accident. I had done some backpacking in my younger days and really enjoyed it. My first hike on the NCT was in my early 50s, and I […]
Doug Seaney: NCNST Long Distance Hiker
Doug Seaney Wisconsin (Previously received the central patch + Michigan, 1,000-Mile and Mackinac Bridge.) I have finished all the Wisconsin miles. I started June 9, 2021 with the intention of hiking all 215 miles this trip. I had not planned on high 80-degree temperatures and the abundance of ticks and mosquitoes. I was doing a […]