View south into Connecticut from the Race Mountain cliff walk, Appalachian Trail, Taconic Mountains, Mt Washington, Massachusetts. August 23, 2025, 11:51 AM. Left: the Litchfield Hills with Twin lakes, Fisher Pond and the Housatonic Valley in the foreground. Right: the Riga Plateau and Bear Mountain.
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September 4, 1983, 42 years + 1 week ago today: The AT bypassed the cliffs which towered over the pond, but there were several great viewpoints atop rock outcrops along that climb, overlooking an immense, L-shaped valley encircled by the lofty, wooded heights of Mount Wolf, Mount Kinsman, and several of their spur ridges.
It's all ours, for a moment
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Good day!
A walk this chilly morning, then groceries, & then Ill edit.
I finished the novella & am exhausted from the effort & emotional drain, but Im thrilled because it accomplished more than Id hoped for.
The novella also killed my appetite. Ive barely eaten.
Be everwell.
TrailsWide-angle view east from Lions Head, Taconic Mountains, Salisbury, Connecticut. Twin Lakes, the Housatonic Valley and the Litchfield Hills. August 21, 2025, 1:42 PM.
"All things return to the Forest"
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Ill finish the novella by tonight. I dont care what I have to do.
Im tired of crying.
Yet, I cant begin to count the ways that it has helped Book7. Thinking about THAT is enough to make my head spin.
Considerably cooler weather arrives tonight.
Be everwell.
Sunny footpath in spring, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. 25, 2024, 4:03 PM.
Love me a good trail bordered by *Adiantum aleuticum* ()
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Good day!
Doing double duty, editing a chapter each day while adding words to the novella (2,311 yesterday), is taking a toll.
The results, thoughI couldnt have hoped for more.
The 9-hr days are nearly over. Our smoke is gone. Autumn is everywhere. Im content.
Be everwell.
Pursuing forgotten powder trails in Hokkaidos backyard ski areas
Destinations Japans small resorts are exploring ways to survive depopulation A snowboarder carves through fresh powder off the beaten path, with the help of the Hokkaido Backcountry Clubs ski tour services. (Photo b
Pursuing forgotten powder trails in Hokkaidos backyard ski areas Destinations Japans small resorts are exploring ways to survive depopulation A snowboarder carves through fresh powder off the beaten path, with the help of the Hokkaido Backcountry Clubs ski tour services. (Photo by Amy Chavez) AMY CHAVEZ, Contributing wri
Farm fields and rustic fenceline, Appalachian Trail, Housatonic Valley, Egremont, Massachusetts. August 25, 2025, 1:03 PM.
Die Schrattenflue, Kanton
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Race Mountain, Appalachian Trail, Taconic Mountains, Mt Washington, Massachusetts. August 23, 2025, 11:57 AM.
Late summer solitude when most of the vacationers have gone home.Rye, Victoria, Australia
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Go Pack Go! Yeah, Im a huge Packers fan. I love that theyre a fan-owned team, & are run that way.
Hard to believe that little, unassuming me enjoys NFL football, or maybe not.
I rather like that 11 men must work together for the greater good to win games.
Be everwell.
5 Holt Trail on Mt Cardigan, NH
3-5 mi Moderate & Hard New photo from a recent family jaunt up Holt, showing the profile of this challenging trail.
Never a bad day to be in the woods.
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Good day!
Yay, cooler temperatures!
Boo, bad smoke. Maybe the wind will shift.
Im exhausted, but too driven to stop. I edited a short chapter yesterday, but also added 3,139 words to the novella.
This is what happens to me when I draft. I love it.
Be everwell.
Very large split glacial boulder, Appalachian Trail, northwest slopes of Prospect Mountain, Salisbury, Connecticut. August 19, 2025, 11:46 AM.
*Maianthemum racemosum* () looking pretty trailside
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Good day!
Another productive day, yesterday on the writing front. I added 2,175 words to the novella & edited a chapter.
Im choosing my shortest chapters to aid the drafting, &, yes, all this means putting in long hours.
When you love what you do it isnt work.
Be everwell.
Renne Body Pillow from Trails Series Now Available for Pre-Order
3 Milan Fire Tower, NH
0-1 mile Easy Milan Hill State park offers great views and camping spots in Northern NH.
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Good day!
What a day yesterday!
Discovered that Id lost 4 lbs. I then walked all the faster with my trekking poles in the cooler weather.
Caught fire on the backstory novella & added 2,585 words. My fingers were flying.
Still managed to edit a Book4 chapter.
Be everwell.
The Hemlocks Shelter, Appalachian Trail, Mount Undine, Taconic Mountains, Mt Washington, Massachusetts. August 24, 2025, 4:56 PM.
4 Nansen Ski Jump, Milan NH
1 mile Moderate A short hike to the foot of a northern New Hampshire sporting legacy.
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Good day!
I returned to the novella again yesterday for a short time, while also editing a short chapter.
Lets see if I can repeat that success.
The wimpy heatwave breaks today. Ive hardly noticed it except that now I can think about at least a short hike.
Be everwell.
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Good day!
This is supposed to be our last day of heat. Truthfully, it hasnt been much of a heatwave.
It doesnt heat up until extremely late in the day. I dont have AC, yet my place has remained cool.
No complaints from me, but Ill also welcome the cool weather.
Be everwell.
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Good day!
Mount Sentinel, which is really just a promontory on a bigger mountain. Ive climbed both.
Theres a huge M on the mountain just above the foreground trees.
Unseen, the university sits at its feet. Each year, students repaint the M.
Be everwell.
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Good day!
That moment when you climb into the clouds, enter dense forest, & finally emerge atop a promontory to discover this.
Startled Oh, I was so startled.
I also kept waiting for creepy scientists to jump out & grab me.
Ive already dealt with sinister doctors.
Be everwell.
4 Mts Flagg & Sentinel, NH
4-6 miles Lake Winnipesaukee, NH
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Ghost tree. If youve never hiked in the clouds, I recommend it.
Sure, it was damp & chilly, but it was also surreal. The world becomes more intimate when that astonishing drop off the side of the trail is suddenly not there.
Nothing is there.
Be everwell.
When your tail goes onto a slope recently logged for fire mitigation.Spent a great day today shredding singletrack trails with a friend in the Wiener Wald around Vienna. Amazing network of trails, even a public bike park. I could totally live in this city..
Sages Ravine, Appalachian Trail, Mt Washington, Massachusetts. August 22, 2025, 1:17 PM.
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Ive lived in Montana for 11yrs & never saw a rabbit here. This summer, Ive seen 4.
This one, whod taken a wrong turn in Albuquerque, hopped onto the road, zigged & zagged for a ways, before finally crossing the road & disappearing to the left.
Be everwell.