I decided to drive my truck up to the Superior hiking trail this year. I left work about 2:30 Friday September 21st and started my drive up. After a very long drive, I ended up in Duluth about 3:00 am. Since I’m too cheap to get a hotel for 4 hours sleep I slept in the front seat of the […]
Read moreSaturday September 30, 2017 Starting Point: Stewart River Campsite Ending Point: Lake County Road 301 Trail Miles Hiked: 11.3 I have 11 miles to hike today and my shuttle is scheduled for 2:00 pm, so I got up early, broke camp, and headed out about the time everyone else was getting up. As I left camp, I discovered that the […]
Read moreFriday September 29, 2017 Starting Point: Fox Farm Pond Campsite Ending Point: Stewart River Campsite Trail Miles Hiked: 19.9 Woke up to a sunny day this morning. A refreshing change after all the rain. Today is my longest day yet and I get an early start. The trail travels through the woods and beside several beaver ponds. Shortly after crossing […]
Read moreThursday September 28, 2017 Starting Point: White Pines Campsite Ending Point: Fox Farm Pond Campsite Trail Miles Hiked: 16.1 Tuna is up before me this morning and comes over to sniff my tent and make sure I’m OK after the night. We get up eat breakfast, refill water bottles, and head off down the trail before 8 am. Kim and […]
Read moreWednesday September 27, 2017 Starting Point: South Pier Inn, Duluth Ending Point: White Pines Campsite Trail Miles Hiked: 15.2 After a good night’s sleep in the South Pier Inn I am a little slow getting out of bed. I go down to the lobby and grab some breakfast, go back to the room and finish packing, and head out a […]
Read moreTuesday September 26, 2017 Starting Point: Spirit Mountain Campground Ending Point: South Pier Inn, Duluth Trail Miles Hiked: 14.3 It started raining about 10 p.m. last night and rained pretty hard throughout the night. When I woke up this morning the rain was still coming down and I get to pack up in the rain. This is the first time […]
Read moreMonday September 25, 2017 Starting Point: Fund du Lac Campground Ending Point: Spirit Mountain Campground Trail Miles Hiked: 9.3 The rain has stopped by the time I get up this morning. I pack up my gear and head out for the trail. Checking my phone for the weather, it appears I have about an hour and a half before the rain will […]
Read moreSunday September 24th, 2017 Starting Point: High Landing Campsite – Jay Cook State Park Ending Point: Fund du Lac Campground Trail Miles Hiked: 11.9 I got up early today in hopes of making it to Jay Cooke State Park visitors center and make a call to InReach customer support to troubleshoot my InReach device. I was on the trail by 7 AM […]
Read moreSaturday September 23rd, 2017 Starting Point: Broken Arrow OK Ending Point: High Landing Campsite – Jay Cooke State Park Trail Miles Hiked: 7.1 I started out this morning in Broken Arrow OK. My alarm sounded at 5:00 am so I could get to the airport, check in my backpack and catch a 7:00 am flight to Duluth. I called a Uber […]
Read moreI have been working on plans for awhile to hike the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT). Due to work commitments I am unable to take several weeks off in a row to complete the trip in one undertaking, therefore I have put together a plan to conquer the entire 306 mile trail over a 3 year period. Living in Oklahoma, I […]
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