I wish I could have made it over to Starved Rock State Park! Someday, I'll come back and spend more time in this area--I was flying through here. I look forward to meeting your friend!
Hi Dave, I too think Utica is a very cute town and it is close to Starved Rock State Park; one of northern Illinois' gems with beautiful canyons and waterfalls, smack in the middle of the land of cornfields. I have been hiking there numerous...
A little flooding on the Mississippi couldn't stop me from crossing into Iowa today, as I approach the 500-mile mark on this walk. This means I've now completed the American Discovery Trail's northern route across Illinois, to pair with my...
I'm in Chicago tonight, having crossed into Illinois earlier today and then taking a train from Matteson into the city to visit friends for a couple days. This means I've now crossed Indiana twice, following first the southern branch and now the...
Alas, no, the route is unchanged. I think the closest I get to you is Joliet or maybe Seneca, but both of those are a pretty good haul from Champaign.
Good lord, a soggy day today across Indiana.
While it was true that I had, in a sense, completed Ohio back when I wrote this, I wasn't entirely finished with Ohio yet. That's because the American Discovery Trail's northern route between Cincinnati and Denver follows a different trajectory...
Easiest to reach by following the minor highway from just after Priesca. Around 750m off route and then a direct line back to rejoin the Norte in Sebrayo.
A couple quick updates to the list, with Ontón closing and Sergio launching a new albergue after the closure in Amandi...
Camino del Norte Donativos
Irún - Albergue de Peregrinos Jakobi (bed and breakfast)
Pasajes de San Juan - Albergue de...
Not yet, unfortunately! I'm hoping that, as interest in the Mar ticks up, its time will come. Here are the two posts that I've written that are most relevant:
General updates from my most recent re-walk...
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