Hiking
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The Art of Hiking November 04, 2024
As I was climbing over the Alps this summer, taking in the sublimity of its cobalt peaks, the simple beauty of the sweet little succulent flowers, and the green fabric of the valleys below, I did not ask myself any metaphysical questions, thank God. ...
Fuel, Medicine, Pleasure May 31, 2024
Before I climb the mountain, I stop at 7-Eleven and buy a sandwich. The 7-Eleven is in Tromsø, Norway—technically the northernmost 7-Eleven on earth, but what’s really special about it is the food: tikka masala, soft-serve frozen yogurt, fresh smooth...
Hiking Rewired My Brain April 30, 2024
If the cab fare to the southern end of the Pacific Crest Trail cost $1,000, so be it: I was not going to spend an hour crowded into a van grousing about the world with a hiker named Honest Abe....
Florida by the Foot March 18, 2024
IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, I SAID GOODBYE to my friends and family in Miami and took a hot pink Silver Airways plane emblazoned with “Conch Republic” to Pensacola. I had decided to take on a ridiculous quest: hike the entire Florida Trail — beginning at it...
