An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Author: snowpackjack

  • Daylight Savings Time

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    The Long Trail, Rutland, Vermont USA It’s warmer today, and my mind is called back to dawn on the Long Trail in Vermont. Waking when I want, hiking as far as I like. Stopping when I wish. Changing your life schedule every year, at the whim of a group of people in a place far…

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    Rays from the sun shine through a misty dense forest. A rugged hiking trail runs through the center of the image.

  • Photography and Hiking

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    Warning: This post may ruffle some feathers among photography lovers. Ancient History For a long time, I held a camera. As I youth, I loved to sketch, but it wasn’t enough. The camera would tell a better story than my hand and eye could do justice. Later, I worked in the small newspaper business, but…

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    Carrabassett River, Maine

  • Slide Mountain

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    Peak Bagging in the Catskills, New York The winding road on my way to the trailhead glittered in the light cast by the headlights. Not a good sign for sure. The glitter was ice. Freezing rain had fallen during the night. Coming out of my motel, I’d scraped the car, and was aware that if…

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  • Death in the White Mountains

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    Required reading for those that choose to hike in the White Mountains

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    A black and white image of a hiking trail in the white mountains of New Hampshire. The foreground is studded with heavy granite boulders. A dark mountain range is seen in the distance under dark storm clouds.