Dan and Ruth Durrough have nearly finished hiking the entire 4,600 miles of the North Country National Scenic Trail that expands across seven states. The couple started their journey in New York and will finish their lifelong hike in North Dakota by September.
At 69 and 72 years old, they claim, “We represent the ‘if they can do it anybody can do it’ group.”
The Dorroughs have been hiking the North Country National Scenic Trail (NCNST) for 17 years and by the end of this summer they will have finished the entire 4,600 miles.
Their journey began back in New York while they were walking on the Finger Lakes Trail near their home. Ruth did some research and discovered the trail ran all the way across New York and much further west beyond that; learning it was a part of the NCNST. “We never even knew the North Country Trail existed before that,” Ruth said. “We saw the blazes along the trail and we’ve been following them ever since.”
At first they were only hiking on the weekends but three years ago when Ruth retired that is when they became more vigilant about planning. They began leaving their home in April or May and wouldn’t return again until September or October. Once they committed to hiking the NCNST in its entirety they soon determined section-hiking worked best for them.
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