An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: Journeys

  • 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.

  • Friday’s Photo: 04.25.25

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    Paris Commute: Paris, France 2012 I glanced out the bus window. She was moving. I was moving! The world was waking up.

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    snowpackjack
    A black and white image of a woman riding a bicycle along the River Seine, Paris France on a foggy morning.

  • Feeling Congested?

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    Just some random thoughts as I scroll through the news. In the city, their were cars, but not like home. Scooters? Thousands of them. No catalytic converters on these rides. I thought, it looks like a walkers paradise. No chance of being run down here way out in the country. No cars, the air has…

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