Tag: safety

  • Thoughts on losing and being lost

    That idea brought me back to an earlier dark post of the perils of losing one’s bearings and consequences…

  • 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…

  • Tragic News In Maine

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    Today’s post is a difficult one to write. It is hard because it concerns a recent tragedy here in New England, that involves a pursuit that I enjoy the most- hiking in the mountains.

    The Knife Edge, Katahdin Mountain Maine
  • Calculating Risk

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    While I realize life is finite, and we all have our own appointment in Samarra, I see no reason to move the date forward.

    a hiker climbs a snow covered mountain with trekking pols in hand.