James Staudacher-first thru-hiker on the Ice Age National Scenic Trail-IAT JS 011-R

Published July 24, 2019 at 600 × 400 in Jim Staudacher Looks Back: 40 Years After the First Thru-hike

James with his “monster” pack surveying the glacial sand deposit, Northern Kettle Moraine State Forest near New Fane, Wisconsin, May 1979. Photo courtesy of James Staudacher.