Tag: Hiking
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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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Herding The Cats
Swimming across Reddit, my eye caught a post about a user who had just completed climbed all the 3500 foot the peaks in the Catskills High Peaks list. I sat up in my chair, stunned. What list was that?! Being a peak bagger, I was instantly curious and dived down the rabbit hole. I’ve been…
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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 