hiking
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No honor is lostin accepting defeat. What kind of person endures such misery,then plans to return a few days later? Everyone has something that grounds them: a rocker on the front porch,a window overlooking the garden,a shelf of Kerouac and Hemingway. His solace is the inner gorge. Breaking camp before dawn,he trots to the trailhead.…
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Even now, miles and years away from her,I hear her siren song.It was early July and I had just completeda 47-day bicycle ride from Seattle to Atlantic City.My fiancé welcomed me warmlyat the airport in Phoenix.I had already signed a contractfor a third season at the North Rim Clinicwhen she announced her decision.She wouldn’t drive…
Desert Dweller 