: About Me

Joan Young is obsessed with quiet, outdoor, muscle-powered recreation. She has just become the first woman to hike the entire North Country National Scenic Trail, 4400 miles in length. Her book,  North Country Cache, chronicles the adventures. She also writes "Get Off The Couch," a monthly column for the local newspaper. Young offers media programs about her adventures, and seminars on outdoor skills.

My passion is ...

hiking

I know too much about ...

poison ivy

My childhood ambition ...

be a hermit

Why I write ...

I can't stop

My first job ...

camp counselor

Travel > Kansas Destinations Guide to Indiana's national parks

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There is no location in Indiana which is exactly a National Park. Yet, National Parks can also be defined as areas which are managed by the National Park Service. With this definition, Indiana becomes home to three major sites with such a designation. The northernmost is the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, on Lake Michigan, at Porter, Indiana. Indiana Dunes is a highly popular summer destination, as it is located along the travel corridor from Chicago to South Bend. Users can enjoy sunbathing, swimming, picnicking, hiking and biking trails, and camping. Some trails are accessible, and ot...

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