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Just about all of my mileage this year was within the Peter Wolfe Chapter! My added motivation this year was to complete some stray segments for the two volume guide I have published on the Peter Wolfe Chapter. I am selling these currently and donating half of the proceeds to the Peter Wolfe Chapter! Covid-19 added a twist to completing the challenge this year as the hikes were most often with my wife Julie and with our friends Mark and Jennifer. See highlights on my Instagram: Decompressu. – Keith
I love to be out in nature with my husband and friends. I particularly like the exercise it provides at 66 years of age! This is an awesome program that creates accountability for getting exercise and it would be great to see more people getting out there to do it! - Julie
I began my challenge on January 5th (my 65th birthday) retracing part of the Shoe Year's Day Hike in the Yankee Springs Recreation Area close to our home in Holland, Michigan. In July my hiking buddy and I did the Jordan River Pathway. Two hikes in August coincided with my dog Maddy's rehab appointments in Rockford, MI. Milo (Maddy's brother) and I hiked the White Pine Trail and the Rogue River State Game Area section (too much gun fire!), I decided to finish the 100 mile challenge by completing the 42.4 mile Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore trail to challenge my hiking legs and my backcountry camping abilities. Trying to stay local, the gap was filled with the Battle Creek section and the Paul Henry trail in Middleville. 1 day - hiking in the rain, 1/2 day at the Munising Urgent Care Center for a hatchet accident to my thumb, 2 days of cloudless skies, and the last day of muddy trail near Munising Falls and I was done!!! Great goal, great memories, great challenge. Thank you!
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Hiked a few different areas around the state of Michigan including Porcupine Mountains, Jordan Valley, and up around the Petoskey area. We also made a visit to the headquarters in Lowell, Michigan. I hiked with my sister in-law and her daughter, what a great adventure. Had a few hikes with my husband and our dog; it's a great bonding time. Hope to continue on this adventure throughout my life.
Hiking the North Country Trail on Oct. 16 north of Lake Owen in Bayfield Co, WI my wife and I hiked through a 1.5 mile section of sugar maples trees in full golden color. The canopy was like golden stars and the maple shrubs carpeted the forest floor with thousands of gold sparks. A magical moment on the North Country Trail.
Last Christmas my daughter Hannah and I gave the gift of a commitment to meet the Challenge 100 goal of 100 miles on the NCT. We started in February of 2016, and just kept going. We had a blast hiking the various trails around our Walker, MN home, taking with us Clover, Hannah's dog, every time, and my wife Genell and grandchild Keeda sometimes. The blow-down of trees was striking, and created many obstacles. Fortunately we live almost on top of the trail, and access was easy. We are a 2 Subaru family ('95 Forrester and '13 Forrester) which we used to get further out and back on the trail. We were glad to see Subaru as a sponsor. We found two spots we will visit frequently, they are so beautiful. We are so thankful for this trail, and the opportunity it provides to walk these north woods off the vehicle path.
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Winter - St. Ignace, Brevort Lake SE, MI Straits SP, Mancelona Road with J45/HSS, Upper Tahqua and Wolf Lake, Tahqua Lodge to Lower Falls, CR 500 to Culhane Lake and Superior Shore near Two Hearted River, Tahqua River/Lynch Creek Camp 10 Lakes. OH - Old Mans Cave & Hocking Hills NCT, OH Wayne NF. More - Castle Rock to Brevort Lk Road, J45's Chandler Hill area, MI Straits SP (again), Brevort Lake E-S-W, M123 and M123 to Curley Lewis, M55 S to 9 Mi, Manistee River, Blacksmith Bayou, M10 to 8th
It was an awesome experience doing the 100 mile challenge! I got in the bulk of my miles on monthly hikes with our hiking group that meets on Sundays and is led by Mark Roberts. In the winter months this involved snowshoeing. In the late spring and early summer it meant dealing from time to time with lots of mosquitoes and black flies. The fall was an absolutely glorious time to be out given the lack of pests and the presence of spectacular colors (although low on reds this year). I had to jam in a lot of miles late, but it was a great opportunity to see parts of the trail I hadn't seen before. There is so much beauty in Peter Wolfe Chapter, particularly in the Trap Hills. The trail is a hidden gem that I have tried to capture on my Tumblr blog called "Life in the North Country" at NorthCountryLiving. Check it out to enjoy highlights from my 100 miles!
Both my 50 mile and 100 mile distances included two days of trail mowing. I finished the 50 miles on the second day of an overnight hike with my son and his daughter. My granddaughter said she would like to try a hammock., so I loaned her the hammock I intended to use. I finished the 100 miles on the first day of a solo overnight hike from Kalkaska MI to the Guernsey Lake State Forest Campground. The picture I submitted is my campsite. The blue food sack was hung about 200 feet away.
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I began my challenge on January 5th (my 65th birthday) retracing part of the Shoe Year's Day Hike in the Yankee Springs Recreation Area close to our home in Holland, Michigan. In July my hiking buddy and I did the Jordan River Pathway. Two hikes in August coincided with my dog Maddy's rehab appointments in Rockford, MI. Milo (Maddy's brother) and I hiked the White Pine Trail and the Rogue River State Game Area section (too much gun fire!), I decided to finish the 100 mile challenge by completing the 42.4 mile Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore trail to challenge my hiking legs and my backcountry camping abilities. Trying to stay local, the gap was filled with the Battle Creek section and the Paul Henry trail in Middleville. 1 day - hiking in the rain, 1/2 day at the Munising Urgent Care Center for a hatchet accident to my thumb, 2 days of cloudless skies, and the last day of muddy trail near Munising Falls and I was done!!! Great goal, great memories, great challenge. Thank you!
I always start the new year’s 100-Mile Challenge on xc skis, then as the winter snow melts, I end up hiking in snow until spring has arrived. My favorite seasons for hiking on the NCT in Michigan are during Spring wildflowers & Fall color, so I hike many more than my 100 miles by the end of the yr. I enjoy inviting others to join me to share my adventures! We are lucky to have the NCT close to home, and many GTHC members who volunteer on the Trail Crew & with the club!