An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: journeys

  • Coast Walking

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    Higgins Beach, Scarborough, Maine, USA ©lifeasjack.com All rights reserved. When I was a lad, you walked along the shore to explore. To build sand castles with deep moats, gleeful to watch their slow destruction by the unstoppable forces of the incoming tides. You discovered the flotsam and jetsam delivered by the salty waves upon the…

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    snowpackjack
    A derelict kayak is half buried in beach sand, abandoned. In the foreground is a tattered life vest, crusted with sand.

  • Hiking: Solo vs Groups

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    ©lifeasjack.com All rights reserved I cant remember the exact quote, but it sounds something like this: “If you want to complete a hike list quicker, hike solo. If you want to have more fun, go with a group.” Perhaps “fun” isn’t the correct word here. Maybe “share the experience” is a better fit. ©lifeasjack.com All…

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    snowpackjack
    A hker on the summit of a mountain. He is in the right corner of the image, with his back to the camera looking out to the horizon on a sunny day with blue skies and clouds in the distance.

  • Celebrating Éire

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    ©lifeasjack.com All rights reserved. Let’s raise a glass to all things Irish on this fine Monday. While in Ireland it was at one time a solemn day, we’ve certainly adapted it differently in the U.S. In my travel’s I’ve found Ireland to be beautiful and her people to be a pleasure to speak with. I’ve…

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    snowpackjack
    A view of divided plots of land, separated by stone walls and hedgerows in the irish countryside. The fields are a lush green, and the sky blue with whispy clouds

  • Seeking Judith

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    Point Judith Lighthouse, Narragansett, Rhode Island USA ©lifeasjack.com All rights reserved. Stretching a mile out into the ocean, Point Judith would earn a nickname among mariners as “the graveyard of the Atlantic.” While this moniker has been shared among many locations along the Atlantic seaboard, the Point’s conditions often include heavy seas and dense fog.…

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    snowpackjack
    A red topped lighthouse with out building sits on a stretch of grassy shoreline. A red roofed coast guard station is to the left. The sky is light blue. seas are deep blue with small waves