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Eyes, I's
Reliably, as I emerge above tree level, my heart lifts. Some kind of magic. First, is the sheer pleasure of the machine working well. I get stride, breath, and heartbeat into a sustainable rhythm, where I can just let it roll. I feel the heat rising from my body, everything
Problems to solve
On any good hike, there are endless problems to solve. Which way to walk, what about the weather, how best to ford the river, how to get through the marsh with dry feet, how to approach the rock scramble, how to re-locate the trail after bypassing the too-soft
Three Hikes
Netherlands, Germany, Denmark were all a smooth continuum of loveliness. Certainly I noticed when crossing borders, primarily from the change in language. Ok, how is it that these countries, all so close together, have entirely different languages? I am still amazed by the phenomenon of language at all. That we
In the Van
Getting the van was a four hour hassle too tedious to recount, and my first day of driving was prolonged by traffic, needing to put air in my right front tire, and wanting to stop to clarify my destination so I would know exactly where to go. The plan was