My Message

Here’s what I said to a woman struggling to lighten her pack.  “And now, if you’re game for an even deeper exploration, it has helped me immensely to delve into clarifying my purpose for walking. I realized that the trail is a blank canvas on which I paint my own journey, design my own fulfillment. …

Desert Sage

April 25, 2017 Solo, walking resolutely toward Maidenhair Falls, desert wanderer interrupts my inner conversation about how to entice others to desert enlightenment.  His words blend with and expand my own with refreshing validation and nourishment! “Between the context of stillness and the occurrence of thought the noticing is the knowing.” Unknown “I love the …

Maps for the Appalachian Trail near Springer Mtn., GA

I received a text message from a friend: “My sister and I want to begin a hike at Springer Mountain in mid-July. Do you have maps we can borrow or recommend the best maps?” My maps are in storage in Virginia while I work out in California! Besides, once you step on the Appalachian Trail, …