I was pleased last week when a reader recognized the trail I described in my tale of cold and warmth and knew it to be one that has been long abandoned. The Boundary Trail once spanned the width of the Pastayten Wilderness from Horseshoe Basin in the east all the way to Ross Lake. TheContinue reading “Lost Trails”
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Still Hiking with Leah
Great things happen when women and mountains meet. William Blake In 2012 when I retired, my husband and I moved to Marrowstone Island, which is located just off the mainland of the Olympic Peninsula, connected by a bridge. Our home provided a view of Admiralty Inlet, Whidbey Island across the sound, and the Cascade Mountains,Continue reading “Still Hiking with Leah”
Why I Am Still Not a Thru Hiker
When we walk like we are rushing, we print anxiety and sorrow upon the earth. We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the earth. Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet. ThichContinue reading “Why I Am Still Not a Thru Hiker”
Why I Am Not a Thru Hiker
Wanderer; your footsteps are the road, and nothing more, wanderer, there is no road, the way is made by walking. By walking one makes the road, and upon glancing behind one sees the path that never will be trod again. Antonio Macrado, Proverbias y cantares XXIX in Campos de Castilla In 1968 when the PacificContinue reading “Why I Am Not a Thru Hiker”
The Solitude Trail 