FKT: Brad Birkel - North Country Trail, Wisconsin Section (WI) - 2024-09-30

I started my second time through of this FKT on September 27th on a bright and problematically hot morning.  The trail was in great condition throughout except for the St. Croix / Brule Bog area, which seems to have not been maintained all year.  I had a crew of 6 and was running fully supported for a majority of the run.  I did not stop to sleep.  Weather was better during the least warm parts of the day, and bugs were not much of a problem.  Wildlife was abundant.  This trail continues to have new segments built and small changes to existing trail.  All of it has been a boon to the trail itself, and I look forward to even less road in the future.