The Mountains are Calling
Ramblings about writing, hiking, and the outdoors
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Everything's fine after Pine
The trail felt empty, but not lonely. All the thru-hikers had passed through weeks before. Their reviews of this 115 mile stretch weren't exactly glowing. The Ponderosa treadmill. Boring. In the trees. But, largely flat and easy. You could...
When he took all the birds with him
My mom noticed it. There were few birds around the feeder. All of the grosbeaks, the warblers, the woodpeckers had vanished the year my dad died.
“Maybe he took the birds with him,” my sister said.
My dad loved birds. I can picture him...
Giving away my fire gear
What I gave away:
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An Eagle line gear pack that I carried for decades until it molded to my body, a part of me.
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A flight helmet. Oh, those helicopter rides.
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Soft “old style” nomex shirts that we lusted after, hunted down, s...
On the short list
My friend's dad, a man with a background of epic pursuits, likens it to a dimmer switch. You don't just stop all at once, he says. Instead, it gets a little less bright as you get older. The crux move, as with all crux moves, involves adapt...
Why am I like this?
I climb toward the frozen lake. The trail has disappeared; all that remains is a steep field of featureless snow and mute trees. I am all alone. There are only two sets of wandering footprints, left days ago by restless souls just like me....
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I hike long distance trails, write books, and try to force adventure into as much time as I have (never enough).
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