Tag: hiking
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Trail By Error in the North Country Redux: Slip n Slide
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We finished out Sunday night back by the water, swimming, collecting big sticks, and skipping stones. It was then that I felt we set a true groove for the group, which would soon be necessary. Monday and Tuesday were set for a lengthy overnight backpacking excursion. Two days was the…
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Trail By Error In Washington: Wisdom Of Water
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All or nothing. Looking back, I could’ve easily done a lazy morning in Port Angeles, gone on a day hike in Olympic, camped out at a nice site, and been perfectly happy. No. I had to go backpacking. If I couldn’t climb because of my hand and had enough sense…
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Trail By Error in Washington: ever westward, towards the sun
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I thought about writing the Anderson Award festivities, and maybe I will, but I don’t have much to say. There were some thoroughly cool things, I met some thoroughly cool people, I was wined and dined when all I wanted was beer and burgers, and then it was done. It…
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Trail By Error in Washington (Somewhat): When it Rains, We Get Wet and Ramblings from Seattle
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It may be to some surprise that I start the Washington series somewhere decidedly not Washington – an overnight backpacking trip along the AT in James River Face Wilderness. Everything connects, though. I’m beginning this post on a layover at Dallas, waiting to board my connecting flight to Seattle, but…
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Not Strong Enough…
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I don’t know why I am, the way I am… Well, I sort of do but that’s beside the point. The weather is warming up and so is the year. In about a month I’ll be on the Foothills Trail with Elaine, come late May I’ll be paddling the Greenbriar,…
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A Mad Day Out in Rocktown
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Mildred didn’t know what we were getting her into. To be fair, she’s an 00’s Subaru Outback, if she’s sentient we sure as hell didn’t know it. I’d normally drive on days like today, but Baby Blue had been making me paranoid lately. Turns out my paranoia was just psychosomatic,…