Footpath between a rock and a tree place, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. July 21, 2025, 12:48 PM.
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We seem to be settling into a seasonal weather pattern, which is far better than the epic heat weve suffered the last few years.
I dont fear August heat here like I do July heat. The days are shorter. It takes until afternoon to heat up.
Be everwell.
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5 Flag Hill Loop, Sunol CA
4-5 miles Moderate San Francisco Region
A grassy and rocky hilltop glade, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. July 21, 2025, 12:48 PM.
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All of nature is magical, but often I find those special places many overlook.
The castle ruins on the mountaintop.
The secret door in the tree.
The clearing in the forest where magic still lingers.
The gold that grows where the magic is strongest.
Be everwell.
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A view from early in my last hike, about the time the drizzle stopped.
Id ignored the weather forecast because the temperature was ideal, upper 60s (+19C). It stayed that cool, too.
Yet, even after my big day, I returned home & finished editing a chapter.
Be everwell.
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Okay, heres the complete experience. Even when the stream was far below me, it was still loud.
This video shows you why.
This was one of those hikes where its impossible to see everything.
The Bitterroot Mountains never, ever disappoint. I also didnt see anyone until on the way back.
Be everwell.
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What was really strange while hiking was how often I had really tiny streams running along the side of the old forest road on the opposite side from the larger stream.
Water stereo.
Eventually, each little stream would cross the road to join the larger one.
What a joy.
Be everwell.
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It drizzled on me to start yesterday. I paralleled this creek & listened to it all the way to my destination.
It was quite a hardship.
Thanks to the canyons echo, the sound never faded completely.
Ill always remember this as the hike when I finally mastered trekking poles. It helped.
Be everwell.
Rural path near Andrychw, PolandAcadia National Park today (Jordan Pond). Learn more about the park at and trails in this area at and the Sargent Mountain fire tower at and Image credit National Park Service in partnership with Dawnland LLC.
Leave the road and take the trails.
Updated my GPS maps site () to include map of E-bike and Hybrid Rideable Trails in Trail 10 trail system.
This time with hashtags:
Rural path near Andrychw, PolandClimbing the Giant's Toes, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. July 18, 2025, 2:56 PM. My first hike since late May (long story).
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The expected high today is 71F (21.6C) with clouds & possible drizzle.
Perfect.
Im going hiking, & not just anywhere. Im heading to the Bitterroot Mtns. Ive been a good editing girl. I deserve it.
My mental health demands it.
I cant wait to leave.
Be everwell.
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Natures bounty,
often called public lands,
parks and places
where you can find your soul,
a refuge where troubles are dismissed.
Wild blessings,
for one and all,
but when theyre gone
theyre in greeds clutches,
our public birthright traded for a song.
Be everwell.
4 Bayle Mt, Ossipee NH
3 mile hike Moderate Gain 870 ft
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Ive been reveling in the cool summer weve had here (so far).
Truth is, it isnt unusually cool. This is normal. Weve had unusually hot summers for years. Spring was unusually warm.
The drought remains. It rains, but its brief, & usually its drizzle.
Be everwell.
Recently hiking in central Europe, we found that the OpenStreetMap data using the OrganicMaps app ( ) and now CoMaps ( ) much more useful than Google Maps. The location of available water was especially appreciated during the last heatwave!
Da wohl langsam stirbt, hab ich mal angefangen fr meine Gegend ein paar empfehlenswerte Touren auf zu erfassen. Vielleicht ergnze ich dort auch noch das ein oder andere Photos ...
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Its difficult to get up in the morning when its been so cool at night, a fact Evie Cat knows well.
Shes still in bed sleeping.
Its time. I need it. Ive been a good editing girl. Barring catastrophe, Im heading to the Bitterroot Mtns next week.
Be everwell.
Rural path near Andrychw, Poland/ around Saxe Point Park in .
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*Full disclosure. Yes, I did bend this tree before I took the picture.
Okay, maybe not.
I survived my doc appt, & remain alive & human, despite what some may believe.
In truth, for my age (66), Im astoundingly healthy. So much of that is hiking.
Be everwell.
It Turns Out Are the Best Trail
Morning sun and mist, Tirrell Pond and Tirrell Mountain, Northville-Placid Trail, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 7:50 AM.
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I went on a 7-mile (11K) photography jaunt yesterday, taking the Milwaukee Trail to the university campus. I needed to clear my head.
Here are the less abstract images.
This morning, I have a worthless Medicare appointment early. I need to walk right away.
Be everwell.
I loves these large patches of *Achlys triphylla* (vanilla-leaf()) that sprout up along the Forest's trails in spring
Winter sunset on the trail, Sleeping Giant state Park, Hamden, Connecticut. February 15, 2023, 5:30 PM.
Signpost near Gorlice, PolandFavorite hiking travelogues/memoirs
While compiling this list, I found myself rather shocked to discover that Bill Brysons book about the Appalachian Trail was my least favorite book among these completed. He has long been one of my favorite authors, but somehow A Walk in the Woods did not resonate with me as much as the other books in this list.
Nevertheless there are many great hiking adventures out there to read about. the list below includes the Appalachian Trail (2 books), Colorado Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and the Great Silk Road (3 books). Needless to say, there are many others that I have yet to discover.
If there are such books that you have read and loved, please pass them along. I always enjoy a memorable hiking adventure. Similar lists will be posted over time for published boating, sailing, motor vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle/scooter, train, plane, and mixed travel mode adventures.
Happy trails and Peace!
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- Wild: Lost and Found on the Pacific Coast Trail (2012) Cheryl Strayed
2. Unlost: A Journey of Self-Discovery and the Healing Powers of the Wild Outdoors (2021) Gail Muller
3. Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago (2006) Tim Moore
4. The Last of the Donkey Pilgrims: A Mans Journey Through Ireland (2005) Kevin OHara
5. Out of Istanbul: A Journey of Discovery Along the Silk Road (2019) Bernard Olivier and Dan Golembeski
6. Walking to Samarkand: The Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia (2020) Bernard Olivier and Dan Golembeski
7. Winds of the Steppe: Walking the Great Silk Road from Central Asia to China (2020) Bernard Olivier and Dan Golembeski
8. Uphill Both Ways: Hiking Towards Happiness on the Colorado Trail (2022) Andrea Lani
9. I Grew My Boobs in China (2012) Savannah Grace
10. Hiking the Continental Divide Trail: One Womans Journey (2013) Jennifer A Hanson
11. Journey With a Baja Burro (2000) Graham Mackintosh and Lowell Lindsay
12. A Walk In the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (2006) Bill Bryson
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Its supposed to be rainy all day. We might get up to 72F (22C), but itll depend on how the clouds interact with the mountains. It tends to be unpredictable.
Im considering an in town photo adventure. The weather is right for it & I need a change.
Be everwell.
"Camino a la interioridad II "....
I was trying to capture an image of the fungal fruiting body inside the hollow there, but it appears to me now that what I really captured was a skull-like face in the tree
Only managed 6 miles tonight on my new fairly hilly regular route. Found halfway through the ride that my front breaks were dragging and had to adjust them on the fly! For how trash I feel about the short distance I rode, I'm super stoked that I made it all the way up the super steep hill on the gravel portion of the ride for the first time!
Also bonus storm damage along the gravel trail portion: