Category: Backpacking
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The Boots
The dark chestnut leather Has dried and cracked Wrinkled like an elephants hide With centuries-old dirt Etched into every crease Specks of golden ground Creating patterns, drawing maps Of all the dusty trails they’ve trodden Miles born into memories The brown and yellow laces have frayed The metal hardware clasps left rusted The treads worn […]
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No Turning Back
In 2012 my boyfriend Chris invited me on a two week backpacking trip. I had never been camping and I didn’t know the first thing about it. I loved hiking. Nature is my happy place. I decided to go. The plan was to hike southbound on the Appalachian Trail beginning in Delaware Water Gap. We […]
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What I Learned Shadowing a Backpacking Journalist: A Day with Cindy Ross
Last weekend, three long-distance backpackers were having trouble finding their way around downtown Easton. Cindy Ross, Todd Gladfelter, and I set off down the Karl Stirner Arts Trail in the early morning fog. The route wasn’t difficult, we just weren’t sure which direction we had come from and were having a little trouble getting back. […]
Often Wondering 