The final chapter of 50 x 50 x 50 (or 50 hikes in 50 States by 50 years old) begins on 6/08/17 when I head for the airport at 6:20am with Therm Rider. We fly to Minneapolis then celebrate another backpacking adventure at a bar in the airport. This is fitting since Therm Rider made a previous trip with me to knock out States 46-48 in the Central Plains in the winter of 2015. You can read more about that November 2015 trip here. We eventually sync up with the rest of our crew including the … [Read more...]
