Author: snowpackjack
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Photo Friday: Ha Long Bay
Junks awaiting tourists at Bo Hon Island, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam We had arrived on Bo Hon Island to see the caves. The subterranean attraction is a draw for tourists, lit with multicolored lights, but I was more interested in the all the other aspects of the journey. The junks, the people and the landscape.…
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Walking by Sight
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”– 2 Corinthians 5:7 This post is indeed about following the right path, but I ask that you to instead walk by sight in the back country. Follow the path that is properly blazed as not to stray from your just reward. (The summit or er, trailhead from…
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Wayback Machine
The abandoned gas station was overgrown with weeds. Paint was peeling, and the cupola seemed a bit lopsided perched on the roof. Several of it’s vents were missing. I guessed a few birds had taken up residence inside. I spotted the old fuel station stopped at the traffic light. The modern Food Mart that had…
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The Nobska Light
Nobska Lighthouse, Wood’s Hole Cape Cod Massachusetts. The motorcycle ride out to the lighthouse had worked out perfectly. I arrived not long after sunrise, in the fall season . I could see the ferry leaving Wood’s Hole for Martha’s Vineyard, but I was far from the throng of tourists here. I doubted that any were…
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An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog 