Along the North Country Trail

The portion of our hike in the Chapel Basin area that ran along the lakeshore was part of the North Country National Scenic trail. This trail is 4,600 miles long and passes through seven states, stretching from New York to North Dakota. It is one of eleven trails officially designated as National Scenic Trails by act of congress. May be our next goal - to hike a portion of each of these NST's.

The Upper Peninsula & the Pictured Rocks

May 31st 2016
Geo: 46.4111, -86.6478We flew into Marquette on the upper peninsula of Michigan on a Tuesday and drove from there to Munising where we checked into our motel, the Sunset Motel on the Bay. It really was on the bay, and we did see a couple of pretty sunsets. We spent three nights in Munising and managed to do a couple of pretty nice hikes while there. On a rainy Wednesday morning, we dro ... read more

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