An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: Journeys

  • Wayback Machine

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    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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    snowpackjack

  • May: A Season of Renewal

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    Breakheart Pond, Exeter, Rhode Island, USA As soon as the buds appear, my spirits lift. Five months of bare trees, dry sticks under grey skies. It’s more than enough. The snow sometimes beautifies the landscape, but by March or April, I desperately await the appearance of the new leaves. To walk under the green canopy,…

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    snowpackjack
    in the center of the image, a pond reflects the blue sky above. The pond is ringed by green trees in bloom

  • Rose Island Lighthouse

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    Rose Island, Newport Rhode Island, USA On a chilly summer day, I launched a kayak from a rocky shore at Battery Park in Newport, Rhode Island. I had set my sights on getting close to the Rose Island lighthouse. The light is located not far from Newport Harbor, and very close to the iconic Newport…

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    snowpackjack
    A white clapboarded lighthouse overlooks choppy waters under cloudy skies

  • Going to Church

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    Old Sheldon Church ruins, Yemassee, South Carolina, USA I was off course, but not lost. I pulled the motorcycle into the gas station and fueled up. The hour was getting late, and I had some miles to go to get to a hotel. Lifting the pump nozzle away from the tank, I was careful not…

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    snowpackjack
    The ruins of a stone church is center, surrounded by gnarled trees with hanging moss. dried leaves are on the foreground, and a tombstone leans ito the frame on the left.