#Today 17
Good day!
*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), I’m astoundingly healthy. So much of that is hiking.
Be everwell.
Morning sun and mist, Tirrell Pond and Tirrell Mountain, Northville-Placid Trail, Adirondack Preserve, New York. September 11, 2024, 7:50 AM.
#Today 16
Good day!
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.
Winter sunset on the trail, Sleeping Giant state Park, Hamden, Connecticut. February 15, 2023, 5:30 PM.
Favorite hiking travelogues/memoirs
While compiling this list, I found myself rather shocked to discover that Bill Bryson’s 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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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 Man’s Journey Through Ireland (2005) – Kevin O’Hara
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. Hiking the Continental Divide Trail: One Woman’s Journey (2013) – Jennifer A Hanson
10. Journey With a Baja Burro (2000) – Graham Mackintosh and Lowell Lindsay
11. A Walk In the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (2006) – Bill Bryson
#Today 15
Good day!
It’s supposed to be rainy all day. We might get up to 72F (22C), but it’ll depend on how the clouds interact with the mountains. It tends to be unpredictable.
I’m considering an in town photo adventure. The weather is right for it & I need a change.
Be everwell.
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 
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#Today 14
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I took this image minutes before seeing my 1st Montana rabbit. They’re elusive here, apparently.
In Wyoming they were everywhere.
Forest roads are interesting here. Some are used, like this one. Some are purely for hiking now. Some are completely abandoned.
Be everwell.
#Today 13
Good day!
Green. Waves of green, growing.
Growing is living.
I hike solo, but I’m never alone. William Bekemeyer, MD is always with me. Each step is in memory of him giving me a second chance at life.
“It’s about quality of life,” he said.
Always. Thank you. 
Be everwell.
#Today 12
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This is home, the interstate highway on the right, Clark Fork River on the left, & downtown at lower center. You can’t see me down there.
I took the picture.
Before settlers, it was all grassland, no trees. Before humans, it was glacial Lake Missoula.
Be everwell.
#Today 11
Good day!
I went exploring, but before reaching University Peak, I ascended its unnamed, but higher, neighbor with a facility.
It was mild & muggy at the trailhead. Up top, the frigid wind howled & my hands numbed.
It was deserted. No bodies. No screams. Great views.
Be everwell.
#Today 10
Good day!
We’re having mildly hot days with cool nights and no rain. I walk each morning, then spend my days editing. Not very exciting.
All that changes is if I hike, which I try to schedule around posting to the blog & the weekends when people clog the local trails.
Be everwell.
#Today 09
Good day!
A milestone of sorts…
When perform my targeted edits on a book, I always begin with the chapters most in need. I’m now through those for Book-4.
I’m 17% of the way. The process is slow, but works.
It was hot yesterday, cool weather expected tomorrow.
Be everwell.
June evening near Hidden Lake, Fall Mountain, Plymouth, Connecticut. June 23, 2021, 7:36 PM.
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Deer Leap Overlook, Killington VT
https://www.trailspotting.com/2025/07/deer-leap-overlook-killington-vt.html
2 miles · Moderate · Central West VT
#Today 08
Good day!
This is our day this week to inch over 90F (33C), then it’s back down. We’ll reach that this afternoon. Currently, pre sunrise, it’s 60F (15.5C).
Meanwhile, my editing pace has been astonishing, but I need to take a break for a hike soon before I crash.
Be everwell.
#Today 07
Good day!
Hints of autumn. If I hike high enough & pay attention, multiple seasons coexist (like the snow last month).
Like how I coexist in 2 worlds as a writer. Sometimes, I’m reminded of how I’m more familiar with the one I created.
When I hike, I can be in both.
Be everwell.
