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Magic on the North Country Trail
By the time I reached the two campsites at Hernando De Soto Lake in Itasca State Park, I was limping, but I still didn’t know how badly I was hurting. After pushing through some of the worst blow downs I’ve ever done, I came to a few miles of better trail, There were still some…
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Blowdowns!
Not long after leaving the lake, I entered Lake Itasca State Park. This is known as a beautiful park, hosting the headwaters of the Mississippi River. I had been told the trail had been cleared and was looking forward to hiking there. Even though my foot was hurting, I still had hopes of making it…
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Decision Time
After I left Jan and Jim, I was happy to see that my body felt better. My foot wasn’t screaming in pain and hiking was finally feeling pleasurable. Unfortunately that only lasted a day and a half. By the middle of my second day out, my foot was again starting to hurt. I remembered my…
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Check Facts and Don’t Make Assumptions
I learned a long time ago that making assumptions can cause a lot of erroneous thinking. I also knew the importance of checking my facts, yet as I was walking in an area with quite a few blow downs, I was thinking this trail is too long for the number of people they have to…
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Finding Balance
I was surprised to feel self doubt as I pedaled the last miles of the long road walk. The next section of trail consisted of about 190 miles of hiking before I hit the next town. This would take me close to two weeks of hiking. Luckily, a trail angel named Ellen agreed to hold…
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News Update
More posts are coming about the North Country Trail but I interrupt them to let you know my first book, Meeting Mary Badass is now available, published through Enso Press and the hard work of Sean Hickman. As much as I hate to use them, it is available on amazon. I would greatly appreciate it…
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