I ran a slow and steady pace up to the hut on the side of New Hampshire’s Mount Lafayette on this, the second morning of the new year. It’s a mountain I know perhaps better than any other, having worked and lived in its shadow for many years. Its profile, as painted by my late … Continue reading Across the Lines of Straighter Darker Trees
Tag: Robert Frost
Following Footsteps — 9 days to go
In August 1922, only 12 years after the Long Trail was completed from Bennington to Johnson, VT, a group of 4 hikers (3 of Robert Frost's children and their friend) completed the first-ever continuous hike of its (then) 225 miles. Tackling the trail in a brisk 17 days, they were joined on most of … Continue reading Following Footsteps — 9 days to go