Tag: peakbagging

  • Anatomy of A Hike: Part 2

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    Looking down, Jack could see the needles in the snow at his feet, millions of tiny ice shards on the trail.

  • Summer In Vermont

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    What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? Who can know what challenges are coming next week, month or more? Should life not throw any curveballs, I have my annual summer return to the Green Mountains of Vermont. For several years I have backpacked a section of the Long Trail.…

    Mount Ellen is visible though the trees on nearby Lincoln in Lincoln Vermont.
  • Anatomy Of A Hike – Part One

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    Jack pulled the car into the motel parking lot. He backed in carefully, avoiding the snow piled up around the walkways and entrance. It was dark, and he’d arrived later than he planned. The long holiday weekend marked by President’s Day in the U.S. had given him some breathing room to return to the Catskill…

  • 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…