An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: adventure

  • 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

  • Killington in Winter

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    A hiker was tightening the laces of his boots. He was in his thirties I guessed, and looked a bit new to hiking. We were parked close together at the trailhead. He was headed up to the summit of Mount Killington. I was on the way out. We chatted a bit. It was late August…

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  • Friday’s Photo: Lake of The Clouds

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    A set of tarns located in the col between Mount Monroe and Washington. These alpine lakes are at 5032 feet, near the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Lake of The Clouds Hut.

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    brown stones in the foreground. in the center a still body of water ringed by mountains in the background. An overcast sky is overhead.

  • 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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    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.