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Suzanne Klein: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Suzanne Klein Previously completed Pennsylvania and 1000 miles; now adds Ohio, the Mackinac Bridge, and 2000 miles I moved to Pennsylvania from California at the end of 2013. I was with hiking groups that would conquer different mountains. It was always a different challenge and different views. Even though I continued to hike when I […]

Michelle Olsen: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Michelle Olsen Previously completed North Dakota, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 miles; now adds Minnesota The highlight of the Minnesota portion of the NCT, for me, was backpacking the wilderness portion of the Border Route Trail. It combined two of my outdoor loves: hiking and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Dave and I aren’t enthusiastic […]

Merri Carol Wozniak: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Merri Carol Wozniak Previously completed Wisconsin, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles; now adds Michigan It all began, my journey hiking the NCT, when I met the NCTA Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter at Tahqua Trail for their annual hike on January 1, 2016. I was in the best place to learn about hiking – Michigan’s UP – […]