Category: Journeys
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Not Knowing
As I become older, I can look to the past, realizing how being afraid, or worrying was unhelpful, an obstacle to a better life.
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A Vanishing in The Wilderness
It was a crisp winter day, and the snow flurries continued through the hike, with strong below zero wind chill at the summit. We parted ways at the return to the trail head. I never saw him again.
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Photo Friday: The Big Easy
The snow west of Texas had turned us around. Our road trip had begun on the East Coast and we had reached as far as Amarillo, but could go no further. Our destination had been to reach the “Four Corners”. The only place in the U.S. where four states meet: Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New…
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The Hiking High
There was a time when I charged the “steeps”,trail sections that burned your lungs with the exertion, climbing inexorably up without end. Hiking was a sport, a workout. Leading groups at a faster pace, with distance and elevation was the rule: Longer, faster, higher. Leading those hikes attracted similar individuals, with schedules that required precise…
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An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog 