An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: Hiking

  • August Ending

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    I walked to the overlook to watch summer slip away with the low hanging clouds.

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    snowpackjack
    low clouds rest on the summits of the Osceola mountains in New Hampshire, USA

  • Long Trail 25: Somewhere Else

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    It’s the simple things, when you are deprived of them, that remind us of how lucky we are.

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    snowpackjack

  • The Shoe Killers

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    In the beginning of the year I purchased a pair of Scramblers from Xero Shoes. How would they hold up to hiking in New England?

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    snowpackjack
    A grey hiking shoe lies on it's side, featuring a hole worn near the front of the shoe

  • Adrift

    Sunrise came as I neared the beach on my return. I placed the paddle across the gunwales and sat beck to watch it’s rise. Small birds made their way through the red algae on the beach, picking out breakfast. A gull shrieked overheard, flying in the direction of the coming light of day. I did…

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    snowpackjack
    a clouded morning sky over green shrubs on a brown sandy beach