Joan H. Young

Broschiertes Buch

How to Hike the North Country Trail

not quite a Guide

Beschreibung

How to Hike the North Country Trail: not quite a Guide is intended to help hikers who desire to take a long hike on the North Country Trail (NCT) with planning. It covers the definition of National Scenic Trails and gives history of the conditions under which the NCT was established. This history helps to explain why planning an NCT hike is more burdensome than for some other long trails. The bulk of the book is a geographical listing of legal places to camp and find lodging along the entire 4800-mile trail, including type of campsite/lodging, amenities, fee/no fee, and manager/maintainer.

Autor

Joan H. Young has enjoyed the out-of-doors her entire life. Highlights of her outdoor adventures include Girl Scouting, which provided yearly training in camp skills, the opportunity to engage in a 10-day canoe trip, and numerous short backpacking excursions. She was selected to attend the 1965 Senior Scout Roundup in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, an international event to which 10,000 girls were invited. She rode a bicycle from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean in 1986, and in 2010, she became the first woman to hike the entire 4400-mile North Country National Scenic Trail.The NCT has now grown to over 4800 miles, and from December 2021 to July 2023, Young hiked the trail for a second time.North Country Cache and North Country Quest recount stories of her first trail adventure. How to Hike the North Country Trail is a planning guide.She writes an award-winning outdoor column for the Ludington Daily News and Mason County Press. For the past 12 years she has also written fiction, including short stories, mysteries and mysteries for children.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Books Leaving Footprints
• Seitenzahl: 462
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 664g
• ISBN-13: 9781948910101
• ISBN-10: 1948910101
• Artikelnr.: 71597990