An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: Travel

  • Les Andelys: Arrival

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    The Seine created the formations long ago as it wound its way through Normandy. High above the town on the cliffs overlooking the river, Richard the Lionheart built his castle.

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    snowpackjack
    black and white image. homes sit centered in the image above a river. above the homes in the upper part of the frame are limestone chalk cliffs, topped by foliage.

  • The Kinsman Mountains

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    The hike started as expected. It would not be long before we would find that we had underestimated the White Mountains once again.

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    a waterfall cascades from a rocky brown cliff surrounded by evergreen trees

  • Motorcycle Touring

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    Getting there has been easy, wherever “there” was. Take a flight, catch the train, take a bus or taxi. This was different. The motorcycle would be the key to the journey, which was more than the destination.

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    snowpackjack

  • Out of Range

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    I’ve been up in the mountains of New England without connection to the world for several days. There’s much to unpack, but for now here’s a photo for Friday of the final climb to Killington Peak.

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    snowpackjack
    a steep trail of boulders leads to a summit shrouded in mist