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6 voters
Hiking
Hiking is a long, vigorous walk for pleasure along a trail in nature.

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In Massachusetts and Vermont, there had been plenty of mosquitoes, but in New Hampshire, they had reinforcements.
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― Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
― Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail

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I love going out of my way, beyond what I know, and finding my way back a few extra miles, by another trail, with a compass that argues with the map…nights alone in motels in remote western towns where I know no one and no one I know knows where I am, nights with strange paintings and floral spreads and cable television that furnish a reprieve from my own biography, when in Benjamin’s terms, I have lost myself though I know where I am. Moments when I say to myself as feet or car clear a crest or
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― A Field Guide to Getting Lost
― A Field Guide to Getting Lost
As I embark on my quest to become a librarian, I intend to read a lot of books this summer and d…more
3 members,
last active 12 years ago
If you like nature, the outdoors and reading, this is the place for you.
2 members,
last active one year ago
A group to discuss the joys, trials and tribulations of life on the trail. Recommendations and d…more
1 member,
last active 6 years ago