An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: Travel

  • 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.

  • The Lemon Bar

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    Fireworks crackled somewhere near us. It was close to the 4th of July. It’s my least favorite holiday, with all the noise and chaos it brings. “Some idiot’s going to blow a finger off” I thought. “They might say it’s the land of the free and home of the brave, but there’s no mention of…

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    snowpackjack

  • A Walk in the City of Lights

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    You are standing beside me in this photograph, viewing the landscape. You know where you are, Oui? This is a hiking blog per se, but your old buddy Jack gets around wherever his two feet can take him. I have a special place in my heart for the city of Paris. I’m not a local,…

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    snowpackjack
    Two cyclists stand on a bridge overlooking the Seine river in Paris, France. The Eiffel Tower can be seen in the background.

  • Peak Above the Nubble

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    This short bushwack in New Hampshire was one of my first trailless hikes for the Hundred Highest list. Having finished most of the blazed and trailed peaks on the list, I had picked most of the “low hanging fruit.” It was time to begin knocking off the hikes that required more care and research. The…

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    snowpackjack
    Hiker with packpack on a snow covered hiking trail