Thru and Back Again: A Hiker's Journey on the North Country Trail
- ISBN-10
- 0692880909
- ISBN-13
- 9780692880906
- Category
- Backpacking
- Pages
- 397
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-05
- Publisher
- Season Press LLC
- Author
- Luke Jordan
Description
For many people, hiking 4,600 miles in one "go" may seem like a crazy-- even foolish idea. But for some others it is an opportunity to see isolated places, to discover oneself, and of course to have fun doing it! Such is the case with me. A few years ago I had never even heard of the North Country Trail. I had no idea that such a daunting task of building a continuous footpath across seven northern states was underway, and had been for more than thirty years. I was immediately excited and fascinated with the idea. After doing a little research and finding out what the trail was all about, I began to feel a sense of longing, a desire to hike beyond Minnesota and see what else the North Country had to offer. This is my story of that journey, filled with first-hand accounts of the trials and triumphs faced during this 6-month adventure.
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