Category: journeys
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My Favorite Shoes
I was presented with a subject prompt last week. “What are your favorite shoes?” I had to think long and hard on this. As a hiker, shoes can become an obsession. I’m a minimalist, and don’t buy more than I need. I have winter boots, summer trail runners, a few pairs of mids that can…
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Off-Hike Weekends
I’m an addicted peak bagger living in southern New England. Since much of Rhode Island and Connecticut is flat as a pancake, most of my hiking takes me out of town. I can’t travel every weekend, and just hiking would make Jack a dull boy. In the early 70’s Rhode Island dubbed itself “The Ocean…
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Daylight Savings Time
The Long Trail, Rutland, Vermont USA It’s warmer today, and my mind is called back to dawn on the Long Trail in Vermont. Waking when I want, hiking as far as I like. Stopping when I wish. Changing your life schedule every year, at the whim of a group of people in a place far…
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Photography and Hiking
Warning: This post may ruffle some feathers among photography lovers. Ancient History For a long time, I held a camera. As I youth, I loved to sketch, but it wasn’t enough. The camera would tell a better story than my hand and eye could do justice. Later, I worked in the small newspaper business, but…
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An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog 