3 Days on the NCT

I had to work Monday, Friday, Saturday last week, so I had a nice little gap in the week to do some exploring.

My gear sans food:

THIS WAY

Little shot of the trail

First sight of the Boardman River

Trees waking up in the spring

Another shot above the river:

Leaving the Boardman River Valley

Entering Sand Lakes Quiet Area.  The place was in fact very quiet and also much colder than the surrounding areas; perhaps the numerous small lakes that the trail winds through have a moderating affect on the air temps.

Stuck in the middle with myself

Blue Blaze

Most of the lakes in SLQA still had a thick sheet of ice over the top

Guernsey Lake

My little camp night #1 along the north shore of Guernsey Lake

Here is my new pot/stove setup:  Gram Weenie Pro and Evernew "deep" .9L pot.

Ghosts passing through my camp early in the morning

Bright, beautiful, chilly morning

Breakfast of champions (NOT INSTANT)

Feet pose

Ready for the dusty trail

Along the way

Tall trees

Another cold lake along the way

Field above a logging area

Camp night #2 along the Boardman River

My house

Moving along

Back at the trailhead

Tried doing a portrait shot of my camp, didn't work.  I kinda like how the photo turned out though

That's it for this trip.  Hopefully I get enough time off to do the Porkies or Isle Royale later this year; I won't push it considering this is my first job out of school.  Anyways, perfect days for hiking (imo), mid 30's to mid 40's by the end of the day – thanks for stopping by!

Nice trip report.  Was that the Sand Lake that is in Dublin, MI?

It is in Michigan, although it is closest to South Boardman.  Grand Traverse County, it actually may be in Kalkaska County (it's kinda right on the border).  Sand Lakes Quiet Area is a several lakes (maybe 6-8 or so), and I don't think any are named, just numbered.

I thought that was MI. I think I've been there a time or two, many, many moons ago.

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