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Visiting a Friend

The Living Mountain relates how, over time, she learned to go into the hills aimlessly, ‘merely to be with the mountain as one visits a friend, with no intention but to be with him.’ from The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd, introduction by Robert McFarlane For a period of about ten years I backpacked everyContinue reading “Visiting a Friend”

Posted byColleen DrakeJuly 31, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:Colleen Drake, forest fires, hiking1 Comment on Visiting a Friend

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