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Found

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. Henry David Thoreau Last week I posted about getting lost in the Pasayten Wilderness after forgetting my map on a day hike. That experience changed me in ways I did not fully understand until many years later. The fear that nearly overwhelmed me thatContinue reading “Found”

Posted byColleen DrakeNovember 26, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:Aging Hikers, Colleen Drake, hiking, Republic1 Comment on Found

Following the Trail Home

We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot In 1977 when my twin daughters were just a few months old, I read with interest an article in Signpost magazine about the formation ofContinue reading “Following the Trail Home”

Posted byColleen DrakeMay 16, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Republic2 Comments on Following the Trail Home

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