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# Get a Glimpse of Exclusive Trail Updates with Our 'Insider' Newsletter!
- URL: https://www.hikingamerica.com/insiders-newsletter/
- Published: 2024-06-11T13:00:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T14:33:54.000Z
- Author: John Wesley Brett
- Tags: How To

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## Hiking America Insider

### ***Tuesday, June 11, 2024***

***– for Subscribers Only & General Public Preview***

### The latest Hiking America Hiker Notes and Gaia GPS Data 

**Legend:** 📍Gaia GPS | 🗺️ Maps | 📝 Directions

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/28/0f286572-aa37-49a3-8704-f6d42aa3a69a/content/images/2024/03/matt.jpg) 

#### Matthew Hengst (Masochist Hikes)

Starting: March 27, 2024  
Support Links: [****LinkTree**](https://linktr.ee/masotaters?ref=hikingamerica.com), [****Youtube**](https://www.youtube.com/c/FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes?ref=hikingamerica.com), [****Facebook,**](https://www.facebook.com/matthew.hengst) [****Patreon**](https://www.patreon.com/FirstChurchOfTheMasochistHikes?ref=hikingamerica.com)

## Ohio 

### Segment 2 📍 📝 

- Matt met **Trail Angel Ken** between **Milford** and **Batavia** and confirmed that hikers can stay on his property. There's a bench and a small area cleared for tent camping.

## Indiana - South

### Segment 8📍🗺️ 📝

- Church identified, though possible services are unknown.
- **Removed a detour** on the **Knobstone Trail** that avoided logging work.
- Improved instructions on accessing the **Knobstone Trail** from Winding Road/Beech Road. The two don't actually connect, but you can see the trail from the road and we show you where to start looking.

### Segment 7 📍 📝

- Additional services in **Corydon** to include a Bagel shop with hot coffee, and flush toilets and electricity at the Farmer's Market grounds.
- Updated services in **New Middletown.** The town's lone convenience store has closed, but a new "**Dollar General** with produce and a nice bathroom" is now open. So it's a Win!
- We added a **church north of New Albany** that Matt I.D.ed as "one of the few spots to sit in a while."
- **Christian Assembly Church** in south New Albany added with contact information.
- We've added the locations of **four churches** in and around **New Middletown,** most with contact information.We are alsoworking on tracking down contact information and services available.
- We added a new bar on the riverfront - **The Rustic Frog.** Matt said, "I kind of wish I’d tried contacting the Rustic Frog to see if they would let me (camp) out back just for the novelty factor."

### Segment 6 📍🗺️ 📝

- A portion of the **Adventure Hiking Trail** in **O'Bannon State Forest** has recently been relocated. We have added the new track and water locations and removed one of the shelters that has been demolished. Thanks to Matt for the heads-up on all of this.
- We have also added the detour around a logging closure.

### **Segment 5**📍 📝

- Updates and additional services for **Alton.**

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/28/0f286572-aa37-49a3-8704-f6d42aa3a69a/content/images/2024/03/Leif.png) 

#### Leif Olson

Started: March 26, 2024  
Support Links: [****Instagram**](https://www.instagram.com/theforgottenspace/?ref=hikingamerica.com), [****Blog**](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/leifolson/posts?ref=hikingamerica.com), [****BuyMeACoffee**](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/leifolson?ref=hikingamerica.com)

## Ohio - North

### Segment 1 📍📝

- **Leif Olson** passed along two new successful camping spots: one in a county park with access to electricity, water, and vault toilets a short walk away and another along a closed roadway right on the ADT.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/28/0f286572-aa37-49a3-8704-f6d42aa3a69a/content/images/2024/02/travis.jpg) 

#### Marshall 'California Chrome' Travis

Began: February 13, 2024 - Westbound  
Support Links: [****YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/@CaliforniaChrome?ref=hikingamerica.com), [****Facebook**,](https://www.facebook.com/marshall.travis.3) [****GoFundMe**](https://gofund.me/553ec9d4?ref=hikingamerica.com)

## Nebraska

### Segment 8 📍📝

- **Marshall Travis** found a successful stealth camp location along the Platte River.
- He shared the location of a Porta-Potty next to **Harrod's Casino** in **Council Bluffs**

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/28/0f286572-aa37-49a3-8704-f6d42aa3a69a/content/images/2024/03/crowley-1.jpeg) 

#### Mike 'I Like Mike' Crowley

Started: March 11, 2024  
Support Links: [****ILikeMike.com**](https://www.ilikemike.com/walk-across-america-iii-2024?ref=hikingamerica.com), [****Instagram**](https://www.instagram.com/ilikemike.77/?ref=hikingamerica.com), [****YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/c/iLikeMike?ref=hikingamerica.com)

## Utah

### Segment 1 📍 📝

- **Mike Crowley** updated services in Garrison.
- Mike also reported that this year, he has had little success resupply mail drop through the US Postal Service. "I've called ahead to post offices ahead of me where I might need to send resupply boxes to see if they accept deliveries from UPS, FedEx, Amazon. Most of them do. I'm not using USPS for a box ever again. A 33% failure rate is pretty bad. "

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/28/0f286572-aa37-49a3-8704-f6d42aa3a69a/content/images/2024/06/johnM.png) 

#### John Kiracofe Moschetti

Started: March 12, 2024 - Westbound - Northern Route  
Support Links: [****Linktree**](https://linktr.ee/picsofjawn?ref=hikingamerica.com)****,** [****Alex'sLemonadeStand**](https://www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/3670879?ref=hikingamerica.com)****,** [****Venmo**](https://venmo.com/u/picsofjawn?ref=hikingamerica.com)****,** [****Instagram**](https://www.instagram.com/picsofjawn?ref=hikingamerica.com)

Congratulations to **John Moschetti,** the youngest hiker on the **American Discovery Trail** this year! John has been making significant strides on the trail and in his efforts to support [**Alex's Lemonade Stand**.](https://www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/3670879?ref=hikingamerica.com) Last week, his fundraising walk **supporting children and families impacted by pediatric cancer** surpassed an impressive milestone, **crossing the $5,000 mark!** 

Keep up the fantastic work, John!

## Hike Your Hike - John.

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