An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: minimalism

  • Getting Around

    I’ve owned many automobiles. The United States is a big country, and living outside of a city means the transit system can only take you so far. It can be inconvenient getting around without personal transportation. Americans have a love affair, or perhaps obsession with their cars.The auto becomes a personal form of expression, and…

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    snowpackjack

  • The Gear Collector

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    It is a ruse of course, created by a multi billion dollar industry.

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    hiking backpacks and boots stacked against the wall.

  • Leave No Trace

    I’ve thrown away a lot of people’s treasured belongings after they had passed that frankly, nobody else wanted.

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  • Do you have this luxury?

    OK here goes, Old Jack is going to dig in deep on this one. What items can be considered a luxury? I guess that would depend on who you are and where you are. Living in the United States, I fear we consider many luxuries to be necessities. When I was a young child, my…

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