Pinelands People: Mike McCormick, The Hiker

[MikeBickerson]

Don't know if I deserve the promotion to "Pinelands People", but I do love it out there.

Mike McCormick, of Barrington, didn't set out to create the definitive South Jersey hiking guide. It's just that it didn't exist. Now, his website, launched in March 2013, covers more than

120 trails, nearly 50 of which are in the Pines. An avid backpacker and history teacher, McCormick, 35, finds ample inspiration to satisfy both interests here. Asked what he brings for a trek, he quips: "My children."

Full article from Inside Jersey Magazine

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