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Mike Cunningham: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Mike “Hiker Miker” Cunningham Central patch + Vermont and the Mackinac Bridge So why do I want to hike the North Country Trail? I am a member of the Finger Lakes Trail Conference (FLTC) and back in 2020 (I think) I joined the NCTA. That year I got the 100-mile patch by hiking 5+ miles […]

Jay Shutt: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Jay Shutt Pennsylvania (Previously received the central patch + Ohio, Mackinac Bridge and 1000 Miles.) I began hiking the North Country Trail in May 2018 when I joined the Buckeye Trail Circuit Hike Group for a hike in the New Straitsville Section of the Buckeye Trail that runs concurrently with the North Country Trail. In […]

Doug Seaney: NCNST Long Distance Hiker

Doug Seaney Pennsylvania + 2000 Miles (Previously received the central patch + Michigan, Wisconsin, Mackinac Bridge, and 1000 Miles.) I have completed another state, Pennsylvania, as well as have now topped 2000 miles. I did the SW 130 miles last spring: April 27 through May 4, 2024. On that hike I was supported by my […]

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