An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: Travel

  • Black Dome

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    After three weekends of rain, Jack had given up on waiting for the sun. He repacked his winter pack, removing the snow goggles, hat and gloves. He tossed in a bug net and some bug spray. Jack took the pack out to the car with a sturdy pair of three season boots as well as…

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    snowpackjack
    a mountain covered in brown trees is center in the frame. green fir trees frame the mountain on both sides of the picture. A blue sky with a few scattered clouds are over the peak.

  • Photo Friday: Ha Long Bay

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    Junks awaiting tourists at Bo Hon Island, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam We had arrived on Bo Hon Island to see the caves. The subterranean attraction is a draw for tourists, lit with multicolored lights, but I was more interested in the all the other aspects of the journey. The junks, the people and the landscape.…

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  • Wayback Machine

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    The abandoned gas station was overgrown with weeds. Paint was peeling, and the cupola seemed a bit lopsided perched on the roof. Several of it’s vents were missing. I guessed a few birds had taken up residence inside. I spotted the old fuel station stopped at the traffic light. The modern Food Mart that had…

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  • The Nobska Light

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    Nobska Lighthouse, Wood’s Hole Cape Cod Massachusetts. The motorcycle ride out to the lighthouse had worked out perfectly. I arrived not long after sunrise, in the fall season . I could see the ferry leaving Wood’s Hole for Martha’s Vineyard, but I was far from the throng of tourists here. I doubted that any were…

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    a sandy path in the foreground center of the image is bordered by green ground cover. The path leads to a white lighthouse and keepers house with a red roof. The sky is overcast at dawn with a faint glow of the rising sun.