--May 03 2019 at 11:04. Mancelona, MI, United States
On May 1, 2019 Andy and Elwira Mytys with their new puppy Micky pulled up to my house. We packed my stuff into the car and sruck out for Bellaire, Michigan and the North Country Trail Celebration. This is an event that moves from state to state annually along the NCT. Next year it will be in Pennsylvania. It is designed to celebrate the trail and the volunteers who take care of it. There are day hikes and workshops along with award presentations for people of particular merit. The event draws people from near and far. I know their were people from North Dakotaand New York present.
I am not going to fucus on the specific hikes I did or workshops I dropped in on. Instead I want to remind you that getting out on the NCT, or any trail, is well worth it. Even if the weather is not quite perfect, it was certainly nippy the first two days, you should try and get out and enjoy yourself. For those that think they will not find things to appreciate think again. If you look you will find wildflowers, fungi, moss, and of course trees. Listen and you will hear all sort of birds even if you do not know what types they are. Perhaps you will even catch an intriguing smell or two. Now and then something special might appear like a pond or lake situated in a kettle bowl created thousands of years ago as the glaciers retreated. You will find something.
The video below hopefully will encourage you to go out and enjoy yourself in any season. It is something I wish I did far more often than I do too.
