WyomingJuly 2013 Chugwater [https://www.asiwentwalking.com/2024/01/19/buffalo-jump/] is about more than dead bison. You’ve seen the famous Bucking Horse and Rider symbol, almost always in silhouette. It’s the trademark of the state of Wyoming. It’s on their license plates. Clayton Danks, the cowboy, and Steamboat, the horse, were the two models for this emblem. Our tie-in is that… Continue reading Horse and Rider
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Stop on a Dime
Mount MitchellNorth CarolinaJune 2015 I have come upon many obstacles in the tens of thousands of miles I’ve hiked. I’ve stumbled over downed trees, shimmied over boulders, fallen down gullies, dropped down steep inclines, nearly had my boots sucked off my feet by mud and slid down hills on my arse. I’ve faced bear, wild… Continue reading Stop on a Dime
Straight On
Mingo Creek County ParkPennsylvaniaFebruary 2015 Hiking occurs in the non-linear world. These bridges define the linear world.
Nothing
NothingArizonaJune 2018 What would you call a town that was a town, then it was a ghost town, and now it’s not even that? You’d call it “Nothing,” right? This town that couldn’t make it as a ghost town once had a sign on the outskirts of town, wherever that might be. You would see… Continue reading Nothing
Pennsylvania Series I — Penn’s Woods
Pennsylvania(There are 27 columns in my Pennsylvania Series. We have visited all of these marvels on the way to, or from, various hikes.) Pennsylvania. Sylva refers to the woods, the forest, the places where we frequently hike and camp. Penn means “Penn”, as in William Penn. William Penn? Who dat? William Penn was the father… Continue reading Pennsylvania Series I — Penn’s Woods
The Raëlians
VolcanoHawaiiJuly 2016 In 1946 Vichy, France, a baby was born. He was named Claude Vorilhon. Claude grew up to become a singer/songwriter, a sports writer, a race car driver and the leader of a good-intentioned, semi-wacko cult group. As a musician, he sounded a little like Antonio Carlos Jobim, but not too much. His music… Continue reading The Raëlians
Bald Faced Hornets
Driskill MountainLouisianaJune 2012 Back to our summit hike, here on the formerly French land of Louisiana. To the right of our hiking path halfway to the top of the state is a beautifully formed, 30-inch high baldfaced hornet hive. The baldfaced hornet, like the bald eagle, is not bald. Its face has a pattern of… Continue reading Bald Faced Hornets
But It’s Raining III
Frick ParkPennsylvaniawhenever it might rain If there were 27 or more hours in a day, Lisa and I would put more time into driving to trailheads farther away than where we now go. So because there are only 24, and because walking and hiking isn’t all we do in this life (really?!) we often walk… Continue reading But It’s Raining III
But It’s Raining II
West Rim TrailPennsylvaniaJuly 2003 On the third and final day of our backpacking trip on the West Rim Trail, the storm comes back. Or maybe it’s a whole new storm. Can’t tell, doesn’t matter, it’s a storm. The lightning flashes, the thunder booms and the rain rains. We’ve got a few miles left to hike. … Continue reading But It’s Raining II
But It’s Raining I
Laurel Highlands Hiking TrailPennsylvaniaJuly 1995 I know a lot of people don’t like to be outside of buildings in the rain. I think even more people don’t want to go hiking or camping in the rain. Martin, Abbie, Andi and I are driving to the Laurel Highlands for a two-day backpack trip. It is raining… Continue reading But It’s Raining I