Joan H YoungJoan H. Young has enjoyed the out-of-doors her entire life. Highlights of her outdoor adventures include Girl Scouting, which provided yearly training in camp skills, and the opportunity to engage in a 10-day canoe trip, and numerous short backpackin excursions. She was selected to attend the 1965 Senior Scout Roundup in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, an international event to which 10,000 girls were invited. She rode a bicycle from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean in 1986, and in 2010, she became the first woman to hike the entire 4400-mile North Country National Scenic Trail.The NCT has now grown to over 4800 miles, and from December 2021 to July 2023, Young hiked the trail for a second time.North Country Cache and North Country Quest recount stories of her first trail adventure, and a planning resource, How to Hike the North Country Trail: not quite a Guide, was published in August 2024.She writes an award-winning outdoor column for the Ludington Daily News and Mason County Press. For the past 14 years she has also written fiction, including short stories, mysteries and mysteries for children. Read More Read Less