That will mean, for example, after completing the North Country Trail, he will walk across half of North Dakota and the majority of northern Montana to connect up with the Continental Divide Trail that heads south to the Mexican border in New Mexico. He has no plans for rides from the end of a trail head to the start of another. He intends to hike nine of the 11 National Scenic Trails that wind through the country but aren’t all connected. In 2018, Summers plans to begin a 2.5-year, 20,000-mile hike that will begin in Key West, Florida, and end in Cape Alava, Washington. But the three-month hike is only the beginning for Summers, who didn’t become serious about hiking until a few years ago and, prior to coming to Wisconsin last month, only had a few nights of winter camping experience. 22 and is hoping to be at the trail’s western terminus at Interstate Park near St.
He started the trip at Potawatomi State Park near Sturgeon Bay on Dec. But on this day, they gathered in the Alliance’s conference room to welcome and refuel Summers, a skinny, bearded 26-year-old from Portland, Oregon, who is attempting a winter thru-hike of the trail, something never before accomplished.
Malzhan, Kloberdanz and Caliebe all did their hikes in summer and fall. The trio all work for the Ice Age Trail Alliance, a nonprofit based in Cross Plains that builds, maintains and promotes the trail. And seated directly across from Summers was Dave Caliebe, 34, who in 2010 thru-hiked the trail that winds through Wisconsin along the terminal moraine created by a glacier that receded more than 10,000 years ago. Across the table to his right was Luke Kloberdanz, 40, who hiked the trail in one continuous trip in 2003. CROSS PLAINS - Mike Summers was in good company last week as he relaxed in a leather conference chair, munched on a supreme slice from Tano’s Pizza and sipped a Sprecher’s Hard Root Beer.Īt the end of the conference table was Tim Malzhan, 59, who thru-hiked the 1,200-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail more than 25 years ago.
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