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MAY 8, 2005 — FORT PECK, MT Andrew has hiked 5980 miles (or 78%) so far. On Monday April 25th, Andrew finished hiking the 4,400 mile North Country Trail. He then began a 900 mile section of terrain without defined hiking trails. He made an intentional 130 mile detour southwest into the Theodore Roosevelt National…
APRIL 25, 2005 — RIVERDALE, ND Andrew has hiked 5,632 miles, 73 % of his 7,700 mile Sea to Sea Hike. There are six points that Andrew wanted to make about the past week (Monday April 19 to Monday April 25). First, Andrew has transitioned from the headwaters of the Sheyenne River to the Mississippi…
APRIL 16, 2005 — VALLEY CITY, ND (Andrew has hiked 5326 miles, 69% of his 7,700 mile hike across the continent) There were four defining moments this past week. The first was that Andrew had three full days of rain. Each day was all rain, falling every way but vertical. That made for a tough…
APRIL 10, 2005 — FRAZEE, MN (Andrew has hiked 4937 miles, 64% of his 7,700-mile hike across the continent) Last week, Andrew found one unusual piece of “trail magic.” Andrew enjoyed “one ice cold can of beer that was probably lost by a snow-mobiler.” Andrew thanks his unknown friend for this bit of “trail magic…
APRIL 2, 2005 — GRAND RAPIDS, MN (Andrew has hiked 4937 miles, 64% of his 7,700-mile hike across the continent) The week of March 27th began with a difficult hike from the Gunflint Lodge area in the Boundary Waters to Ely, MN. Andrew knew he would have to remain on the changing-elevation, snow-covered trail to…
MARCH 27, 2005 — GUNFLINT LODGE, BOUNDARY WATERS, MN For the past week, Andrew continued his hike along the shores of Lake Superior on the Superior Hiking Trail. He called from Grand Marais on Tuesday, March 22, 2005. He reported that there is a daily freeze/thaw cycle. The morning temperatures are zero to 10F degrees.…
TUESDAY, MARCH 15 — SILVER BAY, MN Andrew reached Duluth, MN on Sunday March 6th. At this point he is ahead of schedule and will reach the Continental Divide while it is still under heavy snow. He had decided to come home for five days to clean his gear and mentally prepare for the next…
MARCH 8, 2005 — SOLON SPRINGS, WI Last weekend Andrew was remarking on the relative ease with which he made it through the U.P. (compared to his expectations). Old Man Winter must have heard him and sent his fury on northern Wisconsin. The snow began to fall on Monday night and it continued through Wednesday…
FEBRUARY 24, 2005 — IRONWOOD, MI Hello Wisconsin and the Central Standard Time Zone!! Andrew has reached the city of Ironwood and will be crossing into Wisconsin tomorrow morning. The past two weeks have been exciting for Andrew. He left Marquette on Monday, February 17th, after a weekend of enjoying the company of friends and…
FEBRUARY 13, 2005 — MARQUETTE, MI A storm came through Grand Marais on the night of February 7th, and the temperatures dropped. This was actually good news for Andrew since he found it hard to hike through the wet and slushy trails that resulted from a week-long thaw. The temperatures during the week of Feb.…