When anyone on the Long Trail asked me where I was heading last summer, I always said, “Canada.” One man replied, “Before the election?” This was in late August. I’d been on the trail for two weeks, and I’d forgotten about the election. At Sterling Lake, we spoke with some Canadians out for a day-hike who […]
Operatic Politics: Don Giovanni
While watching a recent Live in HD transmission of Don Giovanni, opera and politics collided, turning into a sharp commentary for what’s going on in American politics today. Don Giovanni is a licentious aristocrat, a libertine who relentlessly seduces women and even gets away with rape. He doesn’t just brag about his conquests, he keeps a […]
Ready, Set, Write!
Today is November first and the beginning of Nanowrimo –when writers worldwide try to pen a 50,000 novel before the end of the month. I’m not participating in Nanowrimo this year. The novel I’m working on is fermenting in a box. Instead, I’m working on a book of non-fiction about learning to hunt, and this […]
My New Attitude Toward Food
On the trail, I learned a new attitude toward food. When Jan and I started planning our trip, I imagined twenty-five days of oatmeal for breakfast, peanut butter for lunch, and rice and beans for supper. Jan objected. “We need variety,” she said. “And texture.” She was polite about rejecting a constant diet of mush. […]
Mt. Mansfield Forces a Change of Plans
Mt. Mansfield Forces a Change of Plans We’d planned to hike an ambitious ten miles on September first, but we stopped after arduous six. It wasn’t the distance that stopped us; it was the topography, forcing us to change our plans. Our plan was to climb and traverse Mount Mansfield, descend to Smuggler’s Notch and […]
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